Hi, I'm Ben.|
I'm an engineering manager focused on building useful software, automating the boring stuff, and sharing what I learn along the way.
This site is my digital workshop — a place for journals, projects, and the occasional technical deep-dive.
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Butter-Smooth Maps and a 3D Car That Won't Cooperate
I wanted a map that panned like butter and a 3D car that followed the road. A week later I had learned which one was lying to me.
9 min read#flutter
A Game About Laundry (That's Not Really About Laundry)
A laundrette game about the lives people leave in their pockets, and revisiting the game dev spark I thought I'd lost.
5 min read#game-dev
Build Localisation Before You Need It
Seek added Russian in an afternoon. Ascend added a bunch of languages after one Greek request and it hurt.
5 min read#i18n
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View all →Butter-Smooth Maps and a 3D Car That Won't Cooperate
I wanted a map that panned like butter and a 3D car that followed the road. A week later I had learned which one was lying to me.
9 min read#flutter
A Game About Laundry (That's Not Really About Laundry)
A laundrette game about the lives people leave in their pockets, and revisiting the game dev spark I thought I'd lost.
5 min read#game-dev
Build Localisation Before You Need It
Seek added Russian in an afternoon. Ascend added a bunch of languages after one Greek request and it hurt.
5 min read#i18n
Import Plans Before the App Opens
A GPT mini model on the web, deep links into the app, and the same pipe reused for Couch to 5K.
5 min read#product
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