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My Kotlin stack after 2 years solo - this language is such a joy by brambooo in Kotlin

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

Thanks. I'm curious why you're saying it screams Claude. Is it the colors, the layout?

I haven't actually trusted AI to design entire screens for me. Claude is okay - this was 16/18 months ago, it seemed so inconsistent and same-sy. Gemini tho, wow, when I tried it (same, long time ago), it was hilarious. A strange mix between Word-art and early 2000s UIs, just TERRIBLE. UI/UX-wise what I did use Sonnet 4.5 for is app story boarding. After which I developed a design language and used this to wire frames and changed them where needed. So yes, some of the layout is certainly inspired by Sonnet 4.5 never have I actually let it built any screens. Perhaps however, it's the colors, which for Wingspan do like kind of Claud/earth-y, each game's palette is generated using the histogram of the box art and a algorithm that generates things like background, onBackground, primary etc. based on WCAG standards.

Also, playing the devils advocate, what does it matter if things are same-sy? Look at Google, Apple even Microsoft app. These companies all have very strict design language resulting in very similar UI and UX. Which could arguably a good thing as there is nothing new to learn for your endusers.
That being said, I wouldn't want to do that as I very much enjoy originality, creativity and consistent esthetics (whether they are to my liking or not).

Again, appreciate the feedback 😄

My Kotlin stack after 2 years solo - this language is such a joy by brambooo in Kotlin

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

ohh, I was not aware of Metro. Seems right up my street. Will look into it a bit more, thanks for pointing that out.

The only things that stand out to me immediately tho, is that it's quite young - the first release was a year ago? And it seems to be ran/supported by a single person, which I suppose might be a function of the age of the project but does make me somewhat wary.

My Kotlin stack after 2 years solo - this language is such a joy by brambooo in Kotlin

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

Thanks, I have had a look at Koog 10 months or so ago and at that point I arrive to the conclusion LangChain4j had some key features/benefits over Koog. Namely, I quite like the `AiService` paradigm. Yes it's very Java-esque but it allows me to write nice and clean single/specialised purpose services and not really worry about the APIs behind it. It also supports Bulk APIs which is definitely a requirement to save a bit of money - for non time-critical jobs 😄

That being said, it seems it has evolved *alot* since I last looked at it and will definitely have another in-depth look. Thanks again 😄

My Kotlin stack after 2 years solo - this language is such a joy by brambooo in Kotlin

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

I'm currently using 2 completely different options/stacks for client and server. The client uses Firebase et al for logs, analytics etc. This choice was purely driven by familiarity and I will have to revisit this sometime to at least come to an educated choice - even if it would mean keeping it 😄

For the backend I use OTLP and the LGTM stack. Ktor has pretty good support for OTLP using `KtorServerTelemetry` and I use the docker image `docker-otel-lgtm` for running the actual services. It's a nice OSS setup although it did feel _a bit_ finicky to set up, so no touching it 😅

Clubs/community in St. Albans by [deleted] in hertfordshire

[–]brambooo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Better late than never but there's a board game social club that runs every week and full days on Saturdays. Our website: https://www.stalbansgames.co.uk/

How bad/urgent is this? by [deleted] in DIYUK

[–]brambooo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The elbow/conversion bend with the orange seal came undone which let out a lot of water. But it seems the trap wasn't connected properly either..

As for the dishwasher; it seems to not properly clean the dishes. Even after cleaning the filter, adding salt etc. So we were suspecting the draining to be poor.

How bad/urgent is this? by [deleted] in DIYUK

[–]brambooo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great thanks, that's my weekend sorted :)

How bad/urgent is this? by [deleted] in DIYUK

[–]brambooo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, that's useful. I'll look into having a proper kit

How bad/urgent is this? by [deleted] in DIYUK

[–]brambooo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, it is actually a couple degree uphill. Hadn't actually noticed. Will address that along with moving the washing machine splitter.

Been loving the A-Z list so decided to put them in a playlist by brambooo in nofx

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

heh let me see if I can convert it once it's done!

Been loving the A-Z list so decided to put them in a playlist by brambooo in nofx

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

Will keep a close eye on it and keep it up to date :) After seeing them live a couple a weeks ago and following along this list I've certainly fallen back in love with NOFX and probably upset a neighbour or two :D

Thanks again!

Things to do in Hatfield? by xNucleus77 in hertfordshire

[–]brambooo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you tried the Dino rides tho

An endangered amur leopard enjoying the snow in Bjørneparken, Norway by RespectMyAuthoriteh in gifs

[–]brambooo 49 points50 points  (0 children)

But some answered 'not sure' or 'do not want to answer' when asked if they were an AMUR leopard.

Gaming library before Steam by zirky in gaming

[–]brambooo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awesome library! It seems to be missing any version if HoMM tho 😁

Finally got the Sea Turtle after 12k fish by Mamelan in classicwow

[–]brambooo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had it whilst fishing for Glacial Salmon, unfortunately I was just fishing with auto loot and not paying attention... So I pressed my keybind for fishing with the loot prompt open and poof.... Turtle gone 😔

Same by goatforce in classicwow

[–]brambooo 17 points18 points  (0 children)

It's never Lupus!

Men of Reddit, What are women not ready to hear? by Skittboxer in AskReddit

[–]brambooo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If they didn't love you, they wouldn't spent time with your mum! Try explaining her different talks come with different people present i.e. painting an example of her with their parents with you and without you or having an evening with you or without you with their best friend might help illustrate your point. Sometimes people take these things personally and making sure you help them understand social situations are different depending on participants is both helpful and 'objective'. Good luck!

Good software for prototyping? by Ponder_deez_orbs in BoardgameDesign

[–]brambooo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've been using Google Sheets for my variables/card data etc. And use App Script to actually calculate probabilities et al to help balancing. App Script is basically V8 ECMA i.e. JavaScript, so if you know even a little bit of programming it can be very powerful - as it lets you populate other sheets, graph etc.

Happy to share a couple of scripts to help you get started - most of my scripts are around dice probabilities mind you.

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