Programming
535 sites
https://violunae.dev/
Vio (violunae) is a furry programmer and game modder who shares their skills in C#, Java, Python, and shader languages, along with a sprawling list of mods for Minecraft, Terraria, and Duck Game. A work-in-progress personal site from a member of the Lodestar Minecraft modding team, with plans to expand into art, music interests, and other personal content.
http://aristobit.com/blog/pages/in-an-octopus-s-garden-with-you
A reflective blog post by a Recurse Center participant exploring the immersive software intensive program, its culture of self-directed learning, and personal takeaways about creative coding and exploration. The writing offers an insider look at how the Recurse Center structures its batches and how participants navigate technical growth alongside community.
https://journal.stuffwithstuff.com/archive
Bob Nystrom's technical blog covers programming languages, game development, and software design, spanning nearly two decades of posts from a developer best known for writing 'Game Programming Patterns' and 'Crafting Interpreters'. The archive is rich with deep dives into language design, roguelike algorithms, and specific languages like Dart, Go, and Lua, making it a treasure trove for language nerds and game developers alike.
https://dampfkraft.com/
Paul O'Leary McCann's personal site and blog covers Japanese language technology, NLP tools, retro gaming culture, and programming curiosities from his base near Tokyo. Highlights include deep dives into Unicode oddities, Japanese postal CSV parsing, play-by-postcard RPGs from the 90s, and a procedural Palladian facade generator featured on ArchDaily.
https://ditaa.sourceforge.net/
Ditaa is a Java command-line utility created by Stathis Sideris that converts ASCII art diagrams into proper bitmap graphics, turning crude text-based drawings into clean, readable images. The site documents the tool's syntax, usage options including an HTML mode, and provides downloads, making it a handy reference for developers who want to embed diagrams in plain-text documents or legacy FAQs.
https://sakana.fr/blog/2007/03/18/scripting-twitter-with-curl
Stephane's sakana.fr blog features a practical 2007 tutorial on scripting Twitter's API using cURL from the command line, covering status updates and direct messages that the official API didn't support. The post walks through specific curl commands with clear explanations, making it a useful reference for developers who want to automate Twitter interactions via shell scripts.
https://thinkpixellab.com/pxloader
PxLoader is an open-source JavaScript library developed by Pixel Lab for preloading images, sounds, and other resources in HTML5 apps and games, originally built for the HTML5 version of Cut the Rope. The site provides step-by-step documentation, code samples, plugin support, and extensibility guides for developers building resource-heavy web experiences.
https://maxkapur.com/
Max Kapur's blog covers numerical optimization, operations research, and software development with posts that apply mathematical algorithms to surprisingly fun problems like reality TV matchmaking games. The writing bridges technical depth and cultural curiosity, making it a compelling read for anyone interested in applied math and programming.
https://syslbnth.neocities.org/nexus
Phantom, known across platforms as radicalhelmet and qcom, has built a personal hub collecting years of videogame criticism and criticism for outlets like Unwinnable Magazine alongside hobbyist code with a particular love for assembly language. Visitors will find terminal games, Emacs configs, a Game Boy Camera gallery, and a ROMhacking project, all wrapped in an atmospheric old-web aesthetic.
https://subdavis.com/
Brandon Davis is a Minneapolis-based developer whose personal site showcases a portfolio of software projects including a KeePass browser extension, a Kobo book downloader, and various web tools built with JavaScript, Python, and Flask. The site also features a blog with posts on AI coding tools, home automation hacks, and Linux utilities, making it a compelling stop for developers interested in practical side projects.