Hacker News: dustinlakin

New comment by dustinlakin in "Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (April 2026)"

dustinlakin — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 02:28:49 +0000

Working on a rogue-like discord activity game (soon to be multiplayer) that connects to Cloudflare durable object web sockets.

It takes my favorite elements from games like: WoW character min-max design and rotation Diablo 2/POE for item and crafting inspiration Slay the spire dungeon flow/fights.

It is uses pixel art I commissioned a decade ago that I am looking to finish a game with.

Looking for some early feedback! https://crux.lakin.dev/

Gql.tada – Magical GraphQL query engine for TypeScript

dustinlakin — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 02:54:44 +0000

Article URL: https://gql-tada.0no.co/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39462615

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by dustinlakin in "The World of CSS Transforms"

dustinlakin — Mon, 09 Aug 2021 16:24:59 +0000

Excellent content Josh! Something about being able to adjust knobs makes me enjoy diving deep into a subject. I am excited for more of your course/posts.

New comment by dustinlakin in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2019)"

dustinlakin — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 19:12:31 +0000

Popdog | Frontend/Backend Software Engineer | Santa Monica (Los Angeles), CA | Full-Time | Onsite

Popdog (https://popdog.com) is a technology and services company focused on fixing core problems in the esports and live streaming industry. Our technical team is working to build the backend of gaming to support both our talent (Inlcuding Ninja, Shroud, LIRIK, summit1G, TimTheTatman and many more: https://loaded.gg/) and streaming/esports as a whole. We are looking for talented frontend and backend engineers to work with us in Los Angeles (Santa Monica, CA).

* Frontend: Typescript, React, GraphQL, Webpack https://jobs.lever.co/popdog/0c6443a2-09c5-4a27-a536-2270037....

* Backend: Experience with Go, Python, Ruby or JavaScript (Typescript) https://jobs.lever.co/popdog/3377b4f4-2b54-4a78-a9ad-1a40ed0....

All Available Positions: https://jobs.lever.co/popdog

New comment by dustinlakin in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (March 2019)"

dustinlakin — Fri, 01 Mar 2019 17:13:25 +0000

Popdog | Frontend/Backend Software Engineer | Santa Monica (Los Angeles), CA | Full-Time | Onsite

* Frontend: Typescript, React, GraphQL, Webpack https://jobs.lever.co/popdog/0c6443a2-09c5-4a27-a536-2270037....

* Backend: Experience with Go, Python, Ruby or JavaScript (Typescript) https://jobs.lever.co/popdog/3377b4f4-2b54-4a78-a9ad-1a40ed0....

All Available Positions: https://jobs.lever.co/popdog

New comment by dustinlakin in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2019)"

dustinlakin — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 18:38:51 +0000

Popdog | Frontend/Backend Software Engineer | Santa Monica (Los Angeles), CA | Full-Time | Onsite

* Frontend: Typescript, React, GraphQL, Webpack https://jobs.lever.co/popdog/0c6443a2-09c5-4a27-a536-2270037....

* Backend: Experience with Go, Python, Ruby or JavaScript (Typescript) https://jobs.lever.co/popdog/3377b4f4-2b54-4a78-a9ad-1a40ed0....

All Available Positions: https://jobs.lever.co/popdog

New comment by dustinlakin in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (January 2019)"

dustinlakin — Wed, 02 Jan 2019 20:35:29 +0000

Popdog | Frontend/Backend Software Engineer | Santa Monica (Los Angeles), CA | Full-Time | Onsite

* Frontend: Typescript, React, GraphQL, Webpack https://jobs.lever.co/popdog/0c6443a2-09c5-4a27-a536-2270037...

* Backend: Experience with Go, Python, Ruby or JavaScript (Typescript) https://jobs.lever.co/popdog/3377b4f4-2b54-4a78-a9ad-1a40ed0...

All Available Positions: https://jobs.lever.co/popdog

New comment by dustinlakin in "Ask HN: Has anyone undergone stem cell treatment for auto-immune disease?"

dustinlakin — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 02:39:29 +0000

I am glad to hear that exercise and diet works well for you, but there are some of us that aren't so lucky. I have been through four different rheumatologists, and plenty of non-drug related therapy attempts. I even consider myself lucky that Humira has been so helpful.

New comment by dustinlakin in "Ask HN: Has anyone undergone stem cell treatment for auto-immune disease?"

dustinlakin — Mon, 05 Nov 2018 22:29:43 +0000

I also have AS and started with NSAIDs, and would advise you be very careful with your stomach. I was taking indomethacin that made the stiffness slightly manageable but acid reflux symptoms became a serious issue. After switching to Humira I have no more active pain or stiffness, with only some minor uveitis (in an eye that has many other issues). I wish someone would warned me earlier because my stomach has never been the same. Unable to even drink tea at the moment because of my reflux issues. Also to note, I have had zero issues with my immune system and I have been using it for about 5 years and through 3 eye surgeries.

New comment by dustinlakin in "Ask HN: Do you have a side project you want to sell?"

dustinlakin — Wed, 22 Mar 2017 17:18:04 +0000

http://draftutility.com/ - Daily Fantasy sports research utility that uses visual guides to accurately estimate performances. It also helps simulate lineups that optimize salary cap usage and projected score.

New comment by dustinlakin in "After a year of using Node.js in production"

dustinlakin — Mon, 02 May 2016 22:54:00 +0000

I think the switch to an async back-end can be more initial work than many expect. It may take some time to feel as productive, but promises become powerful and became a game changer for me over my previous work with callbacks. Error handling also becomes manageable.

What I really enjoy is jumping into new community and getting to work with tools that have built. Choosing the right ones can make or break an experience. I personally enjoyed working with Express and Bookshelf.js/Knex.

I appreciate the authors perspective, but I also don't think this should deter anyone from trying out Node. I personally have no overwhelming preference to using a Python or Javascript stack.

New comment by dustinlakin in "Show HN: What every browser knows about you"

dustinlakin — Fri, 01 Apr 2016 23:06:18 +0000

Thanks for the nice demonstration. Looks like the speed test is running of a very random source image that might not be yours. If it isn't, you might want to look at hosting your own image for it.

New comment by dustinlakin in "Feathers 2.0 – a minimalist real-time JavaScript framework"

dustinlakin — Thu, 17 Mar 2016 08:02:48 +0000

Great Documentation, excited to try things out.

Show HN: Interactive Comparison of NFL MVP Candidates

dustinlakin — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 20:58:10 +0000

Article URL: http://lak.in/mvp-fantasy-comparison/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10897446

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by dustinlakin in "College Is (Almost) Obsolete"

dustinlakin — Mon, 27 Apr 2015 17:24:52 +0000

There are so many different paths available when college is on the table. Even for software developers, it starts you with a very strong base and gives you the ability help and contribute to research that is happening on campus. My computer science degree was not cheap, but it was so important in my personal life and my career. I agree that college isn't perfect, but was well worth my investment in it.

I personally want to make sure my children have as many options on the table. I would value their education as a much more important investment than any other luxuries.

New comment by dustinlakin in "Lumen – A micro-framework by Laravel"

dustinlakin — Tue, 14 Apr 2015 18:37:38 +0000

PHP frameworks have come a long way, and so has the language. The big thing that stands out, is that three of the best frameworks in the space (Laravel, Symfony and Slim) work together and feel a friendly/healthy sense of competition. They are reusing each others components and building a much more promising future for PHP.

Basecamp connects with employees with “the 5x12”

dustinlakin — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 18:00:39 +0000

Article URL: https://signalvnoise.com/posts/3823-introducing-the-5x12

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8852037

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

Rooms and Mazes: A Procedural Dungeon Generator

dustinlakin — Mon, 22 Dec 2014 06:57:40 +0000

Article URL: http://journal.stuffwithstuff.com/2014/12/21/rooms-and-mazes/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8782295

Points: 332

# Comments: 48

New comment by dustinlakin in "My iOS Indie-Game Numbers"

dustinlakin — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 18:59:17 +0000

Thanks for writing this up, it is always interesting and saddening to getting a deeper look at indie development on the app store.

It seems like more simplistic puzzle games like these have potential to completely blow up, but the market is also completely flooded with them. And I have found that it can be difficult to find quality in the genre. I would imagine that games that have heavier focus on art and polish can make a world of difference. It seems it gets attention from blogs/review sites and more probable for Apple to feature them.

Regardless, it is frustrating that your hard work that goes into these games didn't get the attention they may have deserved. Keep up the great work and hopefully we hear back from you soon about a monetarily successful game, whether that be in the app store or elsewhere.

New comment by dustinlakin in "How to make a game in 6 weeks"

dustinlakin — Fri, 06 Dec 2013 02:05:23 +0000

Congrats on putting out such a great looking game so quickly! Solid polish and fits right in on the app store. I bought it an gave it a try and it was pretty fun. I was able to figure out a trick pretty quick that took most of the challenge away, but for the six weeks, very impressive.

A couple pieces of the article did bother me though:

I think all the planning you did helped you stay on course, but I also think it is important to constantly question your game and take time where needed to make sure it is fun. Creating a game that is fun is not usually an easy and quick task.

"Users never like what you like" - I beg to differ. While it is important to make sure that you are not the only one that likes the game (if you want it to sell), most indie game developers focus on making something they love. This concept has lead to an amazing revolution of really original and amazing indie titles.