Who Stops Scope Creep When You Work Alone?
Building an iOS app alone taught me how quickly scope grows without users, and why the next step is to release and learn.
Logs
2026
Why Is Sharing the Work So Much Harder Than Doing It?
Why sharing work can feel harder than building it, and how smaller updates might make room for useful feedback.
A First Release
The first Cybernetks release: a simple two-page productivity planner focused on turning yearly direction into monthly action.
Picking Up the Ball Again
Picking up Cybernetks again after a difficult period, with more honest logs and less pressure to sound polished.
From Planning to Building
What a year of planning and limited energy taught me about building a solo studio, taking smaller steps, and sharing the work.
Monthly Increments, Not Big Promises
Rethinking yearly goals as monthly increments, with sustainable building as an ongoing principle.
Cybernetks: 2026
A direction for Cybernetks in 2026: build skills, experiment, and work toward a self-sustaining studio.
2025
I’m Bringing Code Katas Back Into My Routine
Using small programming exercises as a warm-up ritual to clear mental noise before creative work.
Focus in Small Bites
Experimenting with the Pomodoro Technique to make focused work on Cybernetks projects more consistent.
The Developer Roadmap: Building Skills That Compound
A developer roadmap to focus learning and make progress compound alongside client work and family life.
Consumed or Creating? Rebooting Cybernetks After a Quiet Month
Recognising a month spent consuming instead of creating, and finding a way back to making progress.
Brackey’s Game Jam 2025.2 – Summary
Seven days, one risk-and-reward theme, and a first game jam: how Alien Miner came to life.
Brackey’s Game Jam 2025.2 – Day 6+7
Final touches, player guidance, and exporting Alien Miner for submission to the game jam.
Brackey’s Game Jam 2025.2 – Day 5
The first playable level takes shape, bringing new questions about level design and perfectionism.
Brackey’s Game Jam 2025.2 – Day 4
End gates give the game a goal: bank enough gems to finish the level, or risk losing the run.
Brackey’s Game Jam 2025.2 – Day 3
A shorter development day still brought coin counters, a bat enemy, and a reusable killzone.
Brackey’s Game Jam 2025.2 – Day 2
Moving beyond tutorials and experimenting directly with Godot as the game starts to take shape.
Brackey’s Game Jam 2025.2 – Day 1
Exploring the game jam theme through risky paths, banking gems, and an early platformer idea.
Learning Godot: My First Deep Dive into GDScript
A first look at GDScript through Brackeys’ tutorial, exploring the syntax and workflow behind Godot.
First steps into game development
Finishing the Brackeys Godot beginner tutorial and building a first platformer with movement, collisions, and scripting.
Why I’m Expanding Cybernetks Beyond Just Games
Cybernetks grows from a game development studio into a broader home for games, creative tools, and useful software.
The Power of Pair Programming
Pair programming can feel intimidating—especially when you’re not the expert. But stepping into the driver’s seat taught me more about React (and myself) than any tutorial ever could.
The Trap That Kept Me From Starting
I used to think if I couldn’t finish something in one go, it wasn’t worth starting. Here’s how I broke that mindset.
Why I’m Building This Studio
I finally sat down and defined what Cybernetks stands for—its mission, vision, and voice. This post is the foundation for what’s coming next.
Back to Building
After weeks of overthinking, I decided to stop polishing and start building. Here’s what I’m focusing on now—and why it matters.