Chapter 1 of “Players Making Decisions” in one takeaway:
There’s no magic recipe for good game design.
- Make games
- Be ready to fail
- Steal knowledge from every field you can
#GameDev #GameDesign #IndieDev #SelfTaughtDev #LateToGameDev
There’s no magic recipe for good game design.
- Make games
- Be ready to fail
- Steal knowledge from every field you can
#GameDev #GameDesign #IndieDev #SelfTaughtDev #LateToGameDev
December 14, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Chapter 1 of “Players Making Decisions” in one takeaway:
There’s no magic recipe for good game design.
- Make games
- Be ready to fail
- Steal knowledge from every field you can
#GameDev #GameDesign #IndieDev #SelfTaughtDev #LateToGameDev
There’s no magic recipe for good game design.
- Make games
- Be ready to fail
- Steal knowledge from every field you can
#GameDev #GameDesign #IndieDev #SelfTaughtDev #LateToGameDev
Your goal is to make playable prototype.
It is essential to focus on it rather than details
#GameDev #GameDesign #IndieDev #SelfTaughtDev #LateToGameDev
It is essential to focus on it rather than details
#GameDev #GameDesign #IndieDev #SelfTaughtDev #LateToGameDev
December 14, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Your goal is to make playable prototype.
It is essential to focus on it rather than details
#GameDev #GameDesign #IndieDev #SelfTaughtDev #LateToGameDev
It is essential to focus on it rather than details
#GameDev #GameDesign #IndieDev #SelfTaughtDev #LateToGameDev
Chapter 2 and 3 of “Players Making Decisions” in one takeaway:
- problem statement is what helps you to build better games
Example of good problem statement:
"What it could be like 'play' a movie"
This creates mechanics blueprints
#GameDev #GameDesign #IndieDev #SelfTaughtDev #LateToGameDev
- problem statement is what helps you to build better games
Example of good problem statement:
"What it could be like 'play' a movie"
This creates mechanics blueprints
#GameDev #GameDesign #IndieDev #SelfTaughtDev #LateToGameDev
December 14, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Chapter 2 and 3 of “Players Making Decisions” in one takeaway:
- problem statement is what helps you to build better games
Example of good problem statement:
"What it could be like 'play' a movie"
This creates mechanics blueprints
#GameDev #GameDesign #IndieDev #SelfTaughtDev #LateToGameDev
- problem statement is what helps you to build better games
Example of good problem statement:
"What it could be like 'play' a movie"
This creates mechanics blueprints
#GameDev #GameDesign #IndieDev #SelfTaughtDev #LateToGameDev
Slow reading, lots of notes. Trying to actually understand this, not just finish it.
#AIEngineering #FineTuning #BuildInPublic #SelfTaughtDev
#AIEngineering #FineTuning #BuildInPublic #SelfTaughtDev
August 25, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Slow reading, lots of notes. Trying to actually understand this, not just finish it.
#AIEngineering #FineTuning #BuildInPublic #SelfTaughtDev
#AIEngineering #FineTuning #BuildInPublic #SelfTaughtDev
Chapter 4 of “Players Making Decisions” takeaway:
- To make game that could be sold you need to design game for players
- Ask yourself questions and write down answers about game rules, player goals, win/loose conditions
1/2
#GameDev #GameDesign #IndieDev #SelfTaughtDev #LateToGameDev
- To make game that could be sold you need to design game for players
- Ask yourself questions and write down answers about game rules, player goals, win/loose conditions
1/2
#GameDev #GameDesign #IndieDev #SelfTaughtDev #LateToGameDev
December 14, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Chapter 4 of “Players Making Decisions” takeaway:
- To make game that could be sold you need to design game for players
- Ask yourself questions and write down answers about game rules, player goals, win/loose conditions
1/2
#GameDev #GameDesign #IndieDev #SelfTaughtDev #LateToGameDev
- To make game that could be sold you need to design game for players
- Ask yourself questions and write down answers about game rules, player goals, win/loose conditions
1/2
#GameDev #GameDesign #IndieDev #SelfTaughtDev #LateToGameDev
Priority isn’t a to-do list. It’s asking: “if I only get 90 minutes today, what’s the one thing that makes next month easier?”
#buildinpublic #selftaughtdev #softwareengineer #productivity
#buildinpublic #selftaughtdev #softwareengineer #productivity
July 12, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Priority isn’t a to-do list. It’s asking: “if I only get 90 minutes today, what’s the one thing that makes next month easier?”
#buildinpublic #selftaughtdev #softwareengineer #productivity
#buildinpublic #selftaughtdev #softwareengineer #productivity
Still adapting, still learning the flow. But the direction feels right.
Self-taught devs don’t wait for permission to evolve. We just start.
#buildinpublic #AIEngineering #DevTools #CLI #SelfTaughtDev
Self-taught devs don’t wait for permission to evolve. We just start.
#buildinpublic #AIEngineering #DevTools #CLI #SelfTaughtDev
July 19, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Still adapting, still learning the flow. But the direction feels right.
Self-taught devs don’t wait for permission to evolve. We just start.
#buildinpublic #AIEngineering #DevTools #CLI #SelfTaughtDev
Self-taught devs don’t wait for permission to evolve. We just start.
#buildinpublic #AIEngineering #DevTools #CLI #SelfTaughtDev
I have completed Learn localStorage by Building a Todo App.
Excited to build more and keep learning every day! 🌱
#freecodecamp #100DaysOfCode #FrontendDev #JavaScript #WomenWhoCode #freeCodeCamp #WebDevelopment #CodeNewbie #BuildInPublic #ToDoApp #SelfTaughtDev
Excited to build more and keep learning every day! 🌱
#freecodecamp #100DaysOfCode #FrontendDev #JavaScript #WomenWhoCode #freeCodeCamp #WebDevelopment #CodeNewbie #BuildInPublic #ToDoApp #SelfTaughtDev
August 8, 2025 at 10:20 AM
I have completed Learn localStorage by Building a Todo App.
Excited to build more and keep learning every day! 🌱
#freecodecamp #100DaysOfCode #FrontendDev #JavaScript #WomenWhoCode #freeCodeCamp #WebDevelopment #CodeNewbie #BuildInPublic #ToDoApp #SelfTaughtDev
Excited to build more and keep learning every day! 🌱
#freecodecamp #100DaysOfCode #FrontendDev #JavaScript #WomenWhoCode #freeCodeCamp #WebDevelopment #CodeNewbie #BuildInPublic #ToDoApp #SelfTaughtDev
Thanks JS!
#softwareengineering #freelancelife #womenintech #selftaughtdev #webdevelopment #techjourney #fromscratch #blacktech #codersofinstagram #techlife #devcommunity #learncoding #momraised #buildinpublic #programminglife #csstudent #earlycareerdev #debuglife #techinspo #freelancedeveloper
#softwareengineering #freelancelife #womenintech #selftaughtdev #webdevelopment #techjourney #fromscratch #blacktech #codersofinstagram #techlife #devcommunity #learncoding #momraised #buildinpublic #programminglife #csstudent #earlycareerdev #debuglife #techinspo #freelancedeveloper
September 5, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I Built my own AI universe at 16.
Not just using AI - engineering it from scratch.
No degree. No team. Just relentless code and vision.
Website - artificial-intelligence-beta.vercel.app
GitHub - github.com/Pratik04Jha/AI
#AI #BuildInPublic #SelfTaughtDev #WebDeveloper #IndieHacker #Coding
Not just using AI - engineering it from scratch.
No degree. No team. Just relentless code and vision.
Website - artificial-intelligence-beta.vercel.app
GitHub - github.com/Pratik04Jha/AI
#AI #BuildInPublic #SelfTaughtDev #WebDeveloper #IndieHacker #Coding
July 8, 2025 at 8:28 AM
I Built my own AI universe at 16.
Not just using AI - engineering it from scratch.
No degree. No team. Just relentless code and vision.
Website - artificial-intelligence-beta.vercel.app
GitHub - github.com/Pratik04Jha/AI
#AI #BuildInPublic #SelfTaughtDev #WebDeveloper #IndieHacker #Coding
Not just using AI - engineering it from scratch.
No degree. No team. Just relentless code and vision.
Website - artificial-intelligence-beta.vercel.app
GitHub - github.com/Pratik04Jha/AI
#AI #BuildInPublic #SelfTaughtDev #WebDeveloper #IndieHacker #Coding
You don’t always know what’s going to matter. Learn it anyway.
Small polish. Big change.
#buildinpublic #learnintopublic #selftaughtdev #softwareengineering #growthmindset
Small polish. Big change.
#buildinpublic #learnintopublic #selftaughtdev #softwareengineering #growthmindset
July 9, 2026 at 6:18 PM
You don’t always know what’s going to matter. Learn it anyway.
Small polish. Big change.
#buildinpublic #learnintopublic #selftaughtdev #softwareengineering #growthmindset
Small polish. Big change.
#buildinpublic #learnintopublic #selftaughtdev #softwareengineering #growthmindset
If you’re showing up consistently, learning from your bugs, and still willing to Google weird errors —
You’re already doing more than enough.
#100DaysOfCode #SelfTaughtDev
You’re already doing more than enough.
#100DaysOfCode #SelfTaughtDev
July 15, 2025 at 3:24 PM
If you’re showing up consistently, learning from your bugs, and still willing to Google weird errors —
You’re already doing more than enough.
#100DaysOfCode #SelfTaughtDev
You’re already doing more than enough.
#100DaysOfCode #SelfTaughtDev
Today’s lesson:
Rest is not procrastination.
It’s preparation.
#SelfTaughtDev #SundayCoding #100DaysOfCode
Rest is not procrastination.
It’s preparation.
#SelfTaughtDev #SundayCoding #100DaysOfCode
July 6, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Today’s lesson:
Rest is not procrastination.
It’s preparation.
#SelfTaughtDev #SundayCoding #100DaysOfCode
Rest is not procrastination.
It’s preparation.
#SelfTaughtDev #SundayCoding #100DaysOfCode
Underrated productivity hack: clean your desk before you close your laptop, not when you open it.
Future-you walks into a workspace that says “sit down and build” instead of one that says “ugh, later.”
#buildinpublic #devlife #selftaughtdev
Future-you walks into a workspace that says “sit down and build” instead of one that says “ugh, later.”
#buildinpublic #devlife #selftaughtdev
July 5, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Underrated productivity hack: clean your desk before you close your laptop, not when you open it.
Future-you walks into a workspace that says “sit down and build” instead of one that says “ugh, later.”
#buildinpublic #devlife #selftaughtdev
Future-you walks into a workspace that says “sit down and build” instead of one that says “ugh, later.”
#buildinpublic #devlife #selftaughtdev
As a kid, I used to take apart my toys just to see how they worked inside.
I didn’t know it back then, but that curiosity never left.
Now I do the same thing with code — pull it apart, see how it ticks, put it back together better.
#BuildInPublic #SelfTaughtDev #FullStackDev
I didn’t know it back then, but that curiosity never left.
Now I do the same thing with code — pull it apart, see how it ticks, put it back together better.
#BuildInPublic #SelfTaughtDev #FullStackDev
July 4, 2026 at 4:14 PM
As a kid, I used to take apart my toys just to see how they worked inside.
I didn’t know it back then, but that curiosity never left.
Now I do the same thing with code — pull it apart, see how it ticks, put it back together better.
#BuildInPublic #SelfTaughtDev #FullStackDev
I didn’t know it back then, but that curiosity never left.
Now I do the same thing with code — pull it apart, see how it ticks, put it back together better.
#BuildInPublic #SelfTaughtDev #FullStackDev
You start guessing. And guessing is worse than criticism.
I’d rather hear “this is wrong” than hear nothing at all.
#buildinpublic #softwaredeveloper #selftaughtdev #devlife #imposter
I’d rather hear “this is wrong” than hear nothing at all.
#buildinpublic #softwaredeveloper #selftaughtdev #devlife #imposter
July 22, 2026 at 11:31 PM
You start guessing. And guessing is worse than criticism.
I’d rather hear “this is wrong” than hear nothing at all.
#buildinpublic #softwaredeveloper #selftaughtdev #devlife #imposter
I’d rather hear “this is wrong” than hear nothing at all.
#buildinpublic #softwaredeveloper #selftaughtdev #devlife #imposter
Just wrapped up the dashboard for my social media scheduling app 🎯. Would love any feedback or thoughts — still refining things! #BuildInPublic #SoloDev #SelfTaughtDev #IndieHacker #WebApp
August 1, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Just wrapped up the dashboard for my social media scheduling app 🎯. Would love any feedback or thoughts — still refining things! #BuildInPublic #SoloDev #SelfTaughtDev #IndieHacker #WebApp
Reading gives you the thinking — the doubt, the detours, the slow build. That’s not something you can extract. You have to sit in it.
So yeah. Still worth it. Even in 2026.
#BuildInPublic #SelfTaughtDev #AIEngineering
So yeah. Still worth it. Even in 2026.
#BuildInPublic #SelfTaughtDev #AIEngineering
July 6, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Reading gives you the thinking — the doubt, the detours, the slow build. That’s not something you can extract. You have to sit in it.
So yeah. Still worth it. Even in 2026.
#BuildInPublic #SelfTaughtDev #AIEngineering
So yeah. Still worth it. Even in 2026.
#BuildInPublic #SelfTaughtDev #AIEngineering
Progress check:
✅ Less Googling
✅ Better bugs
✅ Slightly more confident imposter syndrome
#SelfTaughtDev #100DaysOfCode #GrowthMindset
✅ Less Googling
✅ Better bugs
✅ Slightly more confident imposter syndrome
#SelfTaughtDev #100DaysOfCode #GrowthMindset
June 21, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Progress check:
✅ Less Googling
✅ Better bugs
✅ Slightly more confident imposter syndrome
#SelfTaughtDev #100DaysOfCode #GrowthMindset
✅ Less Googling
✅ Better bugs
✅ Slightly more confident imposter syndrome
#SelfTaughtDev #100DaysOfCode #GrowthMindset
Just added drag-and-drop for reordering media in posts! The goal? Keep things silky smooth and super intuitive 😎 Every little detail counts when you're solo building! Let’s gooo!! 🚀
#BuildInPublic #SelfTaughtDev #WebApp #IndieDev #React #SoloDev
#BuildInPublic #SelfTaughtDev #WebApp #IndieDev #React #SoloDev
August 1, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Just added drag-and-drop for reordering media in posts! The goal? Keep things silky smooth and super intuitive 😎 Every little detail counts when you're solo building! Let’s gooo!! 🚀
#BuildInPublic #SelfTaughtDev #WebApp #IndieDev #React #SoloDev
#BuildInPublic #SelfTaughtDev #WebApp #IndieDev #React #SoloDev
Dev Tip #412: Don't call a service... from itself. Yesterday me didn't get the memo.
Follow for more moments where I break things so you don't have to.
#Angular #WebDev #DevMistakes #FrontendDev #TypeScript #CodingLife #DeveloperHumor #LearnInPublic #CodeNewbie #100DaysOfCode #SelfTaughtDev
Follow for more moments where I break things so you don't have to.
#Angular #WebDev #DevMistakes #FrontendDev #TypeScript #CodingLife #DeveloperHumor #LearnInPublic #CodeNewbie #100DaysOfCode #SelfTaughtDev
April 4, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Dev Tip #412: Don't call a service... from itself. Yesterday me didn't get the memo.
Follow for more moments where I break things so you don't have to.
#Angular #WebDev #DevMistakes #FrontendDev #TypeScript #CodingLife #DeveloperHumor #LearnInPublic #CodeNewbie #100DaysOfCode #SelfTaughtDev
Follow for more moments where I break things so you don't have to.
#Angular #WebDev #DevMistakes #FrontendDev #TypeScript #CodingLife #DeveloperHumor #LearnInPublic #CodeNewbie #100DaysOfCode #SelfTaughtDev
Somehow made it to Day 100 of coding… and survived. Here is to 100 more! #100DaysOfCode #Python #Pandas #CodingJourney #SelfTaughtDev
August 25, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Somehow made it to Day 100 of coding… and survived. Here is to 100 more! #100DaysOfCode #Python #Pandas #CodingJourney #SelfTaughtDev
Real talk: environment matters. Who’s around you, what’s normal there, what doors open just by being in the room.
I know that. And I still can’t let it become my excuse.
So I build here, with what I have, until “here” changes.
#BuildInPublic #SelfTaughtDev #IndieHacker
I know that. And I still can’t let it become my excuse.
So I build here, with what I have, until “here” changes.
#BuildInPublic #SelfTaughtDev #IndieHacker
July 8, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Real talk: environment matters. Who’s around you, what’s normal there, what doors open just by being in the room.
I know that. And I still can’t let it become my excuse.
So I build here, with what I have, until “here” changes.
#BuildInPublic #SelfTaughtDev #IndieHacker
I know that. And I still can’t let it become my excuse.
So I build here, with what I have, until “here” changes.
#BuildInPublic #SelfTaughtDev #IndieHacker
Working toward something abroad. Building in public along the way. Some days the pace is brutal. Still showing up.
#buildinpublic #webdev #selftaughtdev #softwareengineer #patience
#buildinpublic #webdev #selftaughtdev #softwareengineer #patience
August 21, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Working toward something abroad. Building in public along the way. Some days the pace is brutal. Still showing up.
#buildinpublic #webdev #selftaughtdev #softwareengineer #patience
#buildinpublic #webdev #selftaughtdev #softwareengineer #patience
One of the hardest parts of learning to code?
Feeling like nothing makes any sense.
Then one day something small just clicks.
Just remember to trust the process and wait for that Aha moment... it will come!!
#SelfTaughtDev #CodeNewbie #100DaysOfCode #DevStruggles
Feeling like nothing makes any sense.
Then one day something small just clicks.
Just remember to trust the process and wait for that Aha moment... it will come!!
#SelfTaughtDev #CodeNewbie #100DaysOfCode #DevStruggles
August 4, 2025 at 1:26 AM
One of the hardest parts of learning to code?
Feeling like nothing makes any sense.
Then one day something small just clicks.
Just remember to trust the process and wait for that Aha moment... it will come!!
#SelfTaughtDev #CodeNewbie #100DaysOfCode #DevStruggles
Feeling like nothing makes any sense.
Then one day something small just clicks.
Just remember to trust the process and wait for that Aha moment... it will come!!
#SelfTaughtDev #CodeNewbie #100DaysOfCode #DevStruggles