Joe Duncko

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

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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: https://t.co/xeN2nkIXwV

Feedback appreciated!

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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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@TheJambar Hi! I'm trying to figure out how to get The Jambar delivered to my door. Is that an option? I don't see anything on the website about it, and I also don't see a way of contacting the Jambar on the website.

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@kdy1dev Expo

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@t3dotgg @plutoniummm_ Got it, so it's less the money and more the strategic partnership with the angel that drives the deal. Makes sense to me.

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@t3dotgg @plutoniummm_ What are the situations in which it is appropriate for a founder to seek out (or even accept) a check for $1k?

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TIL that the talk I did on Building Your MVP for the @ybiTweets was actually uploaded to the YBI's Youtube a while ago https://t.co/erewJLqyHr

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For the record, most of this advice is built on failures - not successes - so it's probably middling at best https://t.co/zNOtitafr8

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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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@wesbos Moved to @northflank , which doesn't have any per user costs. This made a huge difference to my small team and the small projects they take on

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See you there!

[Code Youngstown @CodeYoungstown]

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! https://t.co/oE5aXmhEXT

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And I also documented my macOS configuration.

https://t.co/skAnV0dCAC

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On a roll this weekend, wrote up two blog posts:

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I wrote a blog post listing the tools I use day to day https://t.co/u2h4vDrWtR

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Vote for us for PGH tech company of the year!

[BlastPoint @blastpointinc]

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! 👉https://t.co/ONtFWtoNP2

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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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Excited to share the good word of react-query Thursday!

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Our 4th Annual Lightning Tech Talks at Westside Bowl are THIS THURSDAY at 6pm! Bring a friend!