I've often liked year-end reviews like from quanta magazine. So here's another short one for ChessCraft like last year.
It has now been 6 years and 2 days since my first git version of ChessCraft. Remarkably, the rate of installs per month is still increasing. We're now …
After years of strange problems and bad performance with MongoDB, this week I successfully migrated chesscraft.ca to PostgreSQL. This took lots of preparations, went smoothly, and is performing great, so I thought I'd write about it. Writing here is cathartic. Also, others might find it useful.
Look what …
I've just released version 1.15 on Google Play and Steam. It should be available very soon on Steam, and a few days from now on Google Play.
What's new in 1.15:
I've just released version 1.14.0 on Google Play and Steam. It should be available very soon on Steam, and a few days from now on Google Play.
What's new in 1.14:
I've often liked year-end reviews like from quanta magazine or Wendover. So why not do a short one for ChessCraft?
It has now been 5 years and 1 day since my first git version of ChessCraft. Remarkably, installs per month are still steadily going up, even though …
I like that the full ChessCraft game is free and ad-free, and yet it is monetized. It has been a challenge describing this monetization strategy succinctly. I wish there were a word for it. In this post I'll explore how words like "donationware", "freemium", and "nagware" aren't a good fit …
This amazing release has the most new piece and board rules ever in a single update! I've also added seven new languages. As usual, it may take a few days for Google to make the update available to everyone.
I must extend a special thanks to Politique 2.0, Maria …
Today I'm incredibly excited to announce a test release of ChessCraft with online multiplayer! If you are a beta tester on Google Play, you'll soon get the latest version 1.12 which allows you to play your friends online.
Just like release 1.4 where you could share your designs …
So... I bought myself a ChessCraft mug. Is that vain?
I'm really happy with this awesome mug!
In case anyone else is interested, here's a link to the new online store: ChessCraft Bazaar. Good to note: these are printed individually by Zazzle so they are quite pricey, and I hardly …
I thought this was a small update, but then I reviewed all my changes and I surprised myself!
I'm a computer scientist and educator. Creator of ChessCraft. Senior computer scientist at Environment Canada.
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