PinnedBill ChenAdding a boss… CharizardIn this post we’ll be adding a final boss to our game. So far, we’ve created a platformer game where we can collect stars and avoid bombs…Sep 25, 2021Sep 25, 2021
PinnedBill ChenAdding multiplayer to our game (or how I learned to tame the Pikachu)Today we’ll learn how to add a second player to our game. But not just any player: Pikachu!! We’ll find Pokemon sprites and add to our…Aug 27, 2021Aug 27, 2021
PinnedBill ChenTeach kids to code by making gamesIntroduce your kid to the joys of Javascript web programming by making a video game together (live game link, and code link). This…Aug 21, 20211Aug 21, 20211
Bill ChenUpdating Your Let’s Encrypt CertificateEasy steps to update your Let’s Encrypt certificates installed on an EC2 instance with lighttpd and Cloudfront.Jan 16, 2023Jan 16, 2023
Bill ChenAdding Amazon’s Cloudfront CDN to your Wordpress site for freeIn the last article, we stood up a Wordpress site backed by a cheap EC2 instance. This article describes how to stand up CloudFront…Oct 2, 20221Oct 2, 20221
Bill ChenMigrating Wordpress from Bluehost to a cheap EC2 instanceThis is how I migrated my Wordpress site from Bluehost to an AWS Spot instance, reducing my annual costs from $120/yr to $34/yr.Aug 5, 2022Aug 5, 2022
Bill ChenHosting a static website with a custom domain for freeThese steps show you how to setup a free static website for your custom domain name, using GitHub Pages and a public repo.Jul 23, 2022Jul 23, 2022