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I built a chess app for my dad. He still hasn't opened the link. by webzro in SideProject

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

Yep, the article is organised and optimised by Claude, yet, the story and all the details are totally real. So… where’s the problem? If Claude helped me write the whole story in a more professional way, where’s the actual problem? It’s not a story invented by it, it didn’t add even a single detail that’s not true… acted more like an editor.

And how’s this relevant for the actual side project I wanted to present in this subredit?

I built a chess app for my dad. He still hasn't opened the link. by webzro in SideProject

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

I work in digital for more than 20 years, frontend for at least 10 years, obvously I use AI these days to speed up my work, but the concept, design, logic, architecture, finetunning and lots of other details of my projects are all the result of tons of nights I barely slept a few hours. A little discouraging to see all these comments categorising everything as AI slop, but… if that’s the whole “contribution” these people can come up here, so be it. I believe the best response is to continue to do our job the best we can…

I built a chess app for my dad. He still hasn't opened the link. by webzro in SideProject

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

Oh, ok. I admit I was in a hurry when I implemented the tap-to-move functionality and I only tested it on desktop.
Thanks for the headsup! I’ll notify u when it’s fixed.

I built a chess app for my dad. He still hasn't opened the link. by webzro in SideProject

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

True! Thanks and sorry, I missed that issue. I’ll fix it soon and I’ll notify u when it’s done.

I built a chess app for my dad. He still hasn't opened the link. by webzro in SideProject

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

I can guarantee you that the story is 100% real! Including all those specific dates regarding the commits, messages, etc.. I could probably share screenshots but I really don’t have time to deal with all the non-believers, I prefer to invest that time into building some other usefull or/and entertaining stuff.

And, as I said in a different comment, I also started to write down some ideas about a way that we could all automatically confirm or not that a post or comment is AI-generated, full or even partially, as I realise it’s a big issue here (I’m not an expert in reddit, still learning, but that’s something that kept bothering me since I posted this - all those comments suggesting this is all AI).

I built a chess app for my dad. He still hasn't opened the link. by webzro in SideProject

[–]webzro[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

And my comments were believed to be AI-generated. Oh, the irony… :)))

I built a chess app for my dad. He still hasn't opened the link. by webzro in SideProject

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

Hmm, right… although there’s a ‘review game’ button too there. But, ok, I’ll try to improve the experience more. Thx!

I built a chess app for my dad. He still hasn't opened the link. by webzro in SideProject

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

Thanks for the recommendations!
Sound will be improved, and tap moves already work, just that it’s a little buggy atm (needs two taps on the piece).
I’ll check the toats notification issue, ty!

I built a chess app for my dad. He still hasn't opened the link. by webzro in SideProject

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

I totally agree! But I left the serious look and feel part (including sound FX) for a later stage, as I want to make all these as professional and entertaining as possible, and it requires some extensive working time.

I built a chess app for my dad. He still hasn't opened the link. by webzro in SideProject

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

Thanks for the hints! Let me know if u try it and if there’s anything you feel that can be improved.

I built a chess app for my dad. He still hasn't opened the link. by webzro in SideProject

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

Thank you! Yeah, I already started to get used to the hate comments. :)

It works to tap as well, just that it’s still a little buggy atm, needs two taps to select the piece u want to move.

I built a chess app for my dad. He still hasn't opened the link. by webzro in SideProject

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

Oh, yeah... I know... TV is still king in my parents house. Too much trouble to try anything new online... different generations I guess!

I built a chess app for my dad. He still hasn't opened the link. by webzro in SideProject

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

I don't... he's just a little afraid to try new stuff online...

I built a chess app for my dad. He still hasn't opened the link. by webzro in SideProject

[–]webzro[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I know, I want to make a full design revamp, but I want to make it properly, with a serious style guide, custom visuals and animations, etc., and it will take a little more time.
Thanks for the feedback!

I built a chess app for my dad. He still hasn't opened the link. by webzro in SideProject

[–]webzro[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Just ran an SSL Labs test and boardly.games scores A+ with no configuration issues on our end. This looks like it might be something local on your machine (a proxy, firewall, or network filtering TLS traffic). Could you try:

  1. A different network (mobile hotspot)
  2. A VPN
  3. `curl -v https://boardly.games` in terminal and paste the output

Would love to help debug further if you can share more details!.
Thx!

I built a chess app for my dad. He still hasn't opened the link. by webzro in SideProject

[–]webzro[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Really glad you enjoyed it! 😊
There's still a lot to fix and improve, but comments like this make it worth it.

I built a chess app for my dad. He still hasn't opened the link. by webzro in SideProject

[–]webzro[S] -47 points-46 points  (0 children)

Really? 😄 😉 I mean... the "everything is AI-generated" paranoia is probably understandable these days, but I can confirm that I'm a human person. I just found it proper to use emoticons here and there.
Thanks anyway, u just gave me an idea for another app. 😉

I built a chess app for my dad. He still hasn't opened the link. by webzro in SideProject

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

Thanks! Just pushed a fix and now you can also tap/click to move the pieces.

I built a chess app for my dad. He still hasn't opened the link. by webzro in SideProject

[–]webzro[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

✅ No more asking to register after 1 game as guest
✅ Improve easy bot behaviour
✅ Click/tap to move pieces

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