Side Project

Episodes

1. 9

   FantasyBB/TellyDraft with John T. Bonaccorsi

   John T. Bonaccorsi drops by to chat about FantasyBB, his seasonal (what) side project that affords him an unheard of 3 months of active users and 9 months of dev time to improve the product. He also chats about how he's expanding the site into TellyDraft, covering more than just Big Brother....

   Aug 20, 2025

   44 min
2. 8

   PHP × NYC Chaos-Cast™

   Recorded live after PHP × NYC with Ben Holmen, John Drexler, Daniel Coulbourne, Chris Morrell, Ian Landsman, Dave Hicking, and Joe Tannenbaum. We realized, hey, we're all podcasters, let's sit down and discuss the most important issues of the day: Trader Joe's in basements, Poker, Day 2 Soup,...

   Apr 7, 2025

   1 hr 11 min
3. 7

   Elephant in the Room with John Rudolph Drexler

   John Drexler drops by to chat about his online game Elephant in the Room, fat clients, and what makes a good game (spoiler, it's all just vibes). (00:00) - Introduction to Side Projects and Game Development (02:43) - The Journey of Game Creation (05:18) - Understanding 'Elephant in the Room'...

   Jan 24, 2025

   49 min
4. 6

   Solo with Aaron Francis

   Aaron Francis hops on to go full galaxy brain on his interactive TUI Solo. (00:00) - Introduction to Side Projects and Aaron Francis (01:05) - Exploring the Laravel Package: Solo (03:58) - The Development Journey of Solo (07:38) - Understanding ANSI Codes and Terminal Manipulation (11:36) - The...

   Dec 23, 2024

   42 min
5. 5

   Kilopixel with Ben Holmen

   Ben Holmen stops by to chat about his Kilopixel project: a physical display that intentionally updates slowly and allows for collaborative pixel art creation. (00:00) - Introduction to Ben Holmen (02:48) - The Kilopixel Project (06:17) - Technical Challenges and Innovations (10:52)…

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   Dec 17, 2024

   42 min
6. 4

   Math Quiz App with Leah Thompson

   Leah Thompson drops by to talk about her math quiz app, being new to Laravel, and (yes) a pirate dating sim game. (00:00) - From Teacher to Developer: Leah's Journey (03:23) - The 100 Devs Program: A New Beginning (06:14) - Building the Math Quiz App: Concept and Challenges (09:08) - Multiplayer...

   Dec 3, 2024

   38 min
7. 3

   Sunny with Andy Newhouse

   Andy joins to chat about their LifeOS project, and they are ahead of most of us already: they have more than one user! For all things Andy: https://techenby.com/ Follow Andy: https://bsky.app/profile/techenby.com

   Nov 27, 2024

   44 min
8. 2

   Linear Poker with Chris Morrell

   Chris Morrell hops on to chat about all things GraphQL, planning sprints with a custom Linear app, and why side projects are important. For all things Chris: cmorrell.com

   Nov 19, 2024

   57 min
9. 1

   Trailer

   First episode dropping 2024-11-19

   Nov 13, 2024

   <1 min