In August I challenged myself to create a Slot Machine App in React Native that is not just a proof of concept, but ready for the app store. Relatively quickly I managed to create the basics: a “Spin” button and a set of reels that animate smoothly when you press…

TL;DR #1: Hate reading? Watch the video (please subscribe if you like the content) TL;DR #2: Just want the code? Grab it here: https://github.com/lepunk/react-native-videos/tree/master/Snake Snake is a classic video game made popular by the Nokia phones in the 90s. The gameplay is simple: you control the head of the…

This is the story of one of the most challenging trips I ever took… So let’s start at the beginning! The company I’m working for has this amazing perk that allows employees, who’ve been with the company for over 5 years, to take an extra two weeks, paid sabbatical if…

Yesterday I made a (more or less) fully functional MineSweeper game in React Native. MineSweeper is responsible for endless hours of productivity loss since the 1960s, and there is a reason for that: it’s extremely addictive and very easy to understand. The rules of the game You start with a board of a fixed size…

Disclaimer: This post is not a rant. We are not delusional, PH is a business and as such it needs to cater for their community as well as their business logic. This post is merely an outline of our failed product launch. As you probably don’t know we officially launched…