trykondev

10 ms·

1. 31.▲
   by trykondev 6y ago

   I released a small game a couple of years ago -- a challenging puzzle game called Omnicube [1]. It was inspired by my time playing competitive chess. I loved the experience of sitting down and solving a book of tactics puzzles. I found it f
2. 32.▲
   by trykondev 6y ago

   I'd recommend something by Ray Bradbury -- one of my favorite short story collections of all time is his "The Illustrated Man". Also a big fan of Asimov's "Robot Dreams".
3. 33.▲
   by trykondev 6y ago

   Thank you for taking the time to share that warning -- I'm new to this process so it's great for me to have the appropriate amount of caution.
4. 34.▲
   by trykondev 6y ago

   Thanks very much for the input -- definitely saw a lot of the "too good to be true" stuff yesterday as I worked through the listings.
5. 35.▲
   by trykondev 6y ago

   Thank you for weighing in with this perspective -- definitely saw a lot of this yesterday while combing through listings.
6. 36.▲
   by trykondev 6y ago

   This is something I worked on developing in my 20s. For me, what worked was finding an "ethical role model" -- someone who acts ethically and has a good sense of right & wrong -- and trying to model my choices based on what I
7. 37.▲
   by trykondev 6y ago

   Thank you so much for the resources! Will definitely check these out. Very helpful to have a couple concrete recommendations for marketplaces that are aligned with my price range -- most of the ones I'd seen previously were 6 figures &
8. 38.▲
   Ask HN: Do you have a SaaS tool or small online business for sale?

   23 points by trykondev 6y ago|9 comments
9. 39.▲
   by trykondev 6y ago

   Will do -- thanks for the recommendation!
10. 40.▲
    by trykondev 6y ago

    My answer might sound like a joke, but I'm being sincere -- the Adam Sandler movie "Click" had a profound impact on me. I saw that movie in theatres on a total whim when I was a teenager. After watching the movie, I felt extr
11. 41.▲
    by trykondev 6y ago

    I spend about 4-6 hours a day (M-F) in meetings or doing focused work, and probably another hour or so per day doing less taxing things like organizing my notes & responding to emails. I've definitely had busier times throughout my
12. 42.▲
    by trykondev 6y ago

    I'd happily take a 60% paycut if I could instead work full time directing my independent game development company.
13. 43.▲
    by trykondev 7y ago

    Over the past few months I've been consciously reducing my time spent on news sites/reddit/social media. It's been a huge benefit to my available time & overall level of focus, but that change has definitely left me
14. 44.▲
    by trykondev 7y ago

    I do! I started one in the summer of 2013. I originally started it as a way to aggregate links & helpful information for my game development endeavors, but it eventually evolved into more of a recounting of what I did or how I was feeli
15. 45.▲
    by trykondev 7y ago

    This is really neat -- I would absolutely love an NFL equivalent!
16. 46.▲
    by trykondev 7y ago

    Yes I have -- I found my favorite job of my entire career on HN!
17. 47.▲
    by trykondev 7y ago

    I started my computer science degree the year I turned 20! I'd previously been studying in the biological sciences, and although I really enjoyed learning the material, I dreaded actually doing the practical labs & real-world appli
18. 48.▲
    by trykondev 7y ago

    Thank you for sharing -- these are great. I'm always impressed with this style of tutorial which distills a useful lesson into a single image or GIF. These are very clear, interesting, and informative! There is another game studio that
19. 49.▲
    by trykondev 7y ago

    I've directly found two jobs through HN, so already that's a massive benefit for me. Aside from that, I feel it's given me a much better grasp of both the breadth and depth of the tech industry.
20. 50.▲
    by trykondev 7y ago

    I have a suggestion which might be something of interest to you -- I work part-time at a company that specializes in conducting remote technical interviews as a service. It pays pretty well ($100 USD per 90-minute interview) -- the work is
21. 51.▲
    by trykondev 7y ago

    This is a beautiful project. I still remember the night before a "show and tell" event at my school when I was eight years old. I laid out all my toys on my bed and tried to choose which one to bring to school the next day. I felt
22. 52.▲
    by trykondev 7y ago

    This is a really cool idea -- though to be honest, I would have some reservations depending on what the "courses" entail. The biggest thing that I would look for in a freelancer is demonstrable experience doing the particular thin
23. 53.▲
    by trykondev 7y ago

    I totally agree. Just this year I bought a new computer and chose a refurbished 2015 MBP based almost entirely on the keyboard.
24. 54.▲
    by trykondev 7y ago

    I've been working 100% remotely for the past three years. I guess the specific challenges depend a bit on the nature of your work -- I used to struggle a lot with feeling isolated when I was doing more pure development work, but my job
25. 55.▲
    by trykondev 7y ago

    Thank you for the thoughtful reply -- I really enjoyed the article, and several of the points you mention are already resonating with me, even at this early stage in the process!
26. 56.▲
    by trykondev 7y ago

    I'm kind of cheating with this answer because it's not a specific piece of tech, but the thing that I'm really focused on learning right now is how to build out my business by hiring developers & learning how to properly
27. 57.▲
    by trykondev 7y ago

    Last year I released Omnicube, a really hard block-sliding puzzle game set on a talking cube in space. I initially released it for Windows & Mac, and now I'm working on redesigning the UI to make it more appropriate for mobile devi
28. 58.▲
    by trykondev 7y ago

    It was challenging at first but you are definitely right that once you do it consistently for (maybe a month or so), it becomes a lot less taxing. And yes -- a big part of the appeal is definitely the flexibility in terms of hours & loc
29. 59.▲
    by trykondev 7y ago

    Yep, that's correct -- 60 minute interview and 30 minute writeup summarizing & scoring the interview. There is actually a surprising amount of work in this space, at least at the company I'm working for -- I usually try to do
30. 60.▲
    by trykondev 7y ago

    I went through a potentially similar experience as you, where I was feeling a bit burned out on writing software. There were other things I wanted to pursue like writing fiction, but I didn't necessarily have the budget to focus on it