An unexpected side-effect after we launched public tables

Public tables had been something I wanted to experiment with for a while. The main reason we wanted to try it was to give users a quick taste of CoF, even if they don't have a group to play when they first discover it. And it also did something I was not expecting...

Jan 22, 2026 DevLog #9 #flutter #web #discord

How We Brought Our Game to Discord

A developer's journey through Content Security Policy hell, the death of hot reload, and the mock SDK that saved our sanity.

Aug 4, 2025 DevLog #8 #flutter #web

Content-Hashed Caching for Flutter Web (Without a Service Worker)

How we replaced Flutter Web's service worker with CDN-friendly, content-hashed caching.

Aug 1, 2025 DevLog #7

Removing Flutter's Service Worker, how to do it correctly

An in-depth look at the technical reasons behind removing Flutter's service worker from the Chips of Fury webapp.

Aug 28, 2024 #fun #ui-ux

Poker UI Comparison

Screenshots of 18 poker app interfaces from PokerStars to Zynga. Visual research for anyone designing a poker game UI.

Aug 25, 2024 DevLog #6

Implementing Straddle

How do you build straddle betting for an online poker app without slowing down the game? We walk through three UX approaches and their tradeoffs.

Aug 22, 2024 DevLog #5

Passkeys - WTF?

After months of passkey encounters on GitHub and other sites, I still can't figure out where my passkeys live. That's why we're skipping them.

Mar 15, 2024 DevLog #4

Dart streaming pattern with stream splitting

How to route WebSocket events to multiple game controllers in Dart. Covers stream splitting, handling async initialization, and synchronizing event processing.

Feb 2, 2024 #player-experience

Some graphs on randomization of cards in Poker

Visual proof that our card shuffling is random. Distribution graphs and win-streak patterns that look rigged but are statistically normal. Data included.

Jan 24, 2024 DevLog #3

Considering hand writing the authentication code

Auth frameworks run 100K-500K lines of code. Our needs are simpler. Here's why we're building custom OAuth2 and magic link auth instead of using Kratos or Hanko.

Jan 23, 2024 DevLog #2

Can we go all in on Passkey based authentication?

Researching passkeys as a primary auth method. Cross-browser quirks, device sync issues, and why we're keeping OAuth2 and magic links as fallbacks.

Jan 22, 2024 DevLog #1

What a mess it is to automate Flutter app builds

Automating Flutter builds for iOS, Android, and web is a mess. Fastlane alone won't cut it. Here's the bash and make combo that finally worked for us.

Dec 12, 2023

Running game servers on Fly.io - Our flight so far

We benchmarked Fly.io game server startup times across 14 regions. The results: 20-30 seconds before machines respond to external traffic. Here's the data.

Nov 16, 2023 #feature-spotlight

Poker Chips - Flexible distribution and management

Three ways to handle chip distribution in your poker game: auto-loading wallets for trusted groups, fixed amounts for tournaments, or full manual control.

Nov 3, 2023

Hello World, we're running on 11ty now

We moved Chips of Fury to 11ty and it was a breeze. Here's why this static site generator won us over with its flexibility and simple setup.

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