Pittsburgh-based engineering leader passionate about frontend development, product impact, and community building.

Joined November 2009
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To test the limits of what the latest models can do, over the last few months I've been vibe coding NeoSteel - a multiplayer mech arena browser game.
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The biggest wall was the netcode - I didn't write a single line. It worked from day 1, but was super naive. Over time LLMs have gotten more noticeably more strategic about isolating issues into testable chunks, even from vague.
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NeoSteel in open beta, it's rough around the edges, and you can hop in and play with friends right now: playneosteel.com/ Feedback appreciated!
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24 Jan 2024
Just published a blog post that tries to summarize all the MVP building advice I have accumulated into one place. Most of it is targeted at not technical founders, but technical founders might find some of the workflow stuff interesting.
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24 Jan 2024
For the record, most of this advice is built on failures - not successes - so it's probably middling at best joeduncko.com/blog/so-you-wa…
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22 Jan 2024
See you there!
Reminder that this Thursday we'll be hosting Keith Kurak, Developer Success Engineer at Expo, in the Trophy Room (basement) at Westside Bowl at 6pm. Please share and mark yourself as going on LinkedIn! It really helps our reach! linkedin.com/events/71512728…
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28 Nov 2023
Vote for us for PGH tech company of the year!
Thanks to community member nominations and previous reporting, BlastPoint has been nominated for 'Tech Company of the Year' in @technicallyPGH's annual awards series! Cast your vote and helping us secure the win in the #Pittsburgh market! 👉hubs.li/Q02bbykN0
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Code Youngstown invites you to Junior Night at Cedar's West End, Tuesday November 14th 7:30pm - 9:30pm.
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2 Oct 2023
Excited to share the good word of react-query Thursday!
Our 4th Annual Lightning Tech Talks at Westside Bowl are THIS THURSDAY at 6pm! Bring a friend!
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Joe Duncko retweeted
Code Youngstown is hosting its 4th Annual Lightning Tech Talks at Westside Bowl Oct 5th!
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14 Jul 2023
1 week from today I'll be giving a virtual talk on Building Your MVP, hosted by @ybiTweets . If you are a non-technical founder finding the process of building out a software product daunting, this is for you. For technical founders, this talk is an opportunity to talk process.
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14 Jul 2023
The last season of The Owl House is an absolute tour de force of how to finish up a YA cartoon. The execution is masterful. Highly recommend if you’re into that sort of thing.
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