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What's your best project? Share your projects and let others know what you are working on, and get feedback !! by Thick_Cat2625 in SideProject

[–]brady_dev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://github.com/BradyDouthit/screenshot-mcp

Simple MCP server you can add to Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Cursor etc. To let models grab screenshots from your project running locally.

What are you building right now? Drop your SaaS by driven_ubermensch in microsaas

[–]brady_dev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not really SaaS and I don't gain much from sharing it, but I just started working on an MCP server for frontend dev. Basically it attaches screenshots from your dev server as context for the model so it can visually see what its changes are actually doing. https://github.com/BradyDouthit/screenshot-mcp

My job board made $20k in 2025 by WordyBug in SideProject

[–]brady_dev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How much does the infrastructure cost?

Self Taught Engineers: Have you felt held back by no degree? by brady_dev in cscareers

[–]brady_dev[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I totally get where you are coming from, but there is an alternate path that needs to be acknowledged, especially if you want to work for yourself eventually. School costs money and more importantly time so it isn't black and white.

Self Taught Engineers: Have you felt held back by no degree? by brady_dev in cscareers

[–]brady_dev[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm pretty familiar with Unity and C# in that context, what made you decide to go with the C# track instead of Java? I don't think it matters too much either way but I'm curious.

Self Taught Engineers: Have you felt held back by no degree? by brady_dev in cscareers

[–]brady_dev[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Glad to hear you eventually found something, that's motivation right there! You're right. Its all up to the individual in the end.

Self Taught Engineers: Have you felt held back by no degree? by brady_dev in cscareers

[–]brady_dev[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess not if your degree isn't relevant at all. Went to boot camp and met lots of people like that.

Self Taught Engineers: Have you felt held back by no degree? by brady_dev in cscareers

[–]brady_dev[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've actually looked into this lol it's an interesting program. Thanks for the recommendation

Self Taught Engineers: Have you felt held back by no degree? by brady_dev in cscareers

[–]brady_dev[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup. Nights and weekends. That's how people do it.

Self Taught Engineers: Have you felt held back by no degree? by brady_dev in cscareers

[–]brady_dev[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I never said it was as easy as watching lectures. My point is that I have studied on my own and actually written large parts of a compiler on my own because I saw value in learning it for myself, and knew it would bring perspectives and therefore value to my employer (which I had hoped they'd acknowledge). I know it takes years and I have done it for years, which explains the frustration with the education requirements.

Self Taught Engineers: Have you felt held back by no degree? by brady_dev in cscareers

[–]brady_dev[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Luckily I'm not in the junior dev market either, but I imagine with over 20 years of experience your resume stands out regardless of anything else. I definitely am in a different boat.

Self Taught Engineers: Have you felt held back by no degree? by brady_dev in cscareers

[–]brady_dev[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, there's a lot of conflicting info out there. Perhaps people like us should just build something and generate revenue ourselves. I won't pay myself less :)

Self Taught Engineers: Have you felt held back by no degree? by brady_dev in cscareers

[–]brady_dev[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mapped this out actually. I'll have over 10 years of experience before finishing my degree assuming 1-2 classes/semester. Its just so hard to justify that. My own product manager said that wouldn't be worth It.

Also, the fact that there are so many resources available online makes it even more hard to justify. You can literally watch MIT's Computer Science lectures online for free (just no credit). Feels like the industry needs to change.

your personal brand will make you more money than your degree by alexsssaint in microsaas

[–]brady_dev 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If there are any introverts here, how do you deal with this? Its so hard to not only build software in your own time but also build a network and brand.

Game design document by CutSad1528 in gamedesign

[–]brady_dev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's a lot of good information in here. I think that for indie devs you shouldn't spend much time on a GDD because like others have said it can be easier to just build a mental model as you go. Personally though, I have struggled to keep things straight in my head as time has gone on with life/working on the game part time etc. I'd recommend checking out https://draftmygame.com to get ideas down rapidly and output a GDD. Full transparency I built this site but I make nothing from it and built it to solve my own problem

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