Chris McCormick @chris@mccormick.cx

Worklog: progress on getting notes/comments export working in https://exceltohtml.com add-in.

Doodled Dungeons is prototype #1 of 26 this year. Here's a video about building it.

https://youtu.be/NwFZHbsNYd4

Worklog: continued with the https://asterogue.com Steam release.

Worklog: hacking on https://exceltohtml.com quality of life improvements.

Worklog: continued hacking on the Doodled Dungeons prototype. Got a bunch more scenery and a monster in.

You can check it out here: https://mccormick.cx/games/2026/doodled-dungeons/

Worklog: doodled dungeon aesthetic prototype.Procedurally generated and rendered.

🧑‍🚀 I'm excited to announce Asterogue is on Steam!

🕹️ A sci-fi roguelike that's had 1000s of plays on the web, with 17 levels, permadeath, pixel gfx, fast runs, and a classical chiptune soundtrack.

🙏 You can wishlist it now if that's your bag. Thanks!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4152940/Asterogue/

elf doodle & css idle animation.

Worklog: hacking on https://exceltohtml.com - HTML table generating Excel add-in.
- Show HTML kb size
- Remove style/class tags if empty

local inference beastie

Worklog: doodled dungeon generation prototype.

I made one YouTube video every week for a year. Here's what happened.
https://youtu.be/wQhP8eXE-Zo

@rcarmo Very nice! Great minds think alike. 😁

runprompt lets you run LLM .prompt files from your shell with a single-file Python script. It turns prompts from ephemeral into concrete artifacts you can re-use in your shell.
https://youtu.be/TVuxZv2ezHM

@startr I'm not maintaining a dev log at the moment for this but there are posts on itch.io and previously Twitter.

I'll announce it on here and on my YouTube channel once it's released.

Thanks for your interest!

Worklog: 🧑‍🚀 putting together a Windows build of https://asterogue.com for publishing on Steam.

I analyze some of the problems with agentic coding, and look at other options for using LLMs in software development.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_bTza2wHiE

I released a new version of Jsfxr Pro. 🎉

It's a retro sfx generator for game devs & musicians.

- New export formats:
- OGG files
- MP3 files
- Sfxr files
- JSON sound parameter editor
- Export all account data and sound packs
- Added tooltips
- UI tweaks and fixes

Check it out at https://pro.sfxr.me/

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7nGlvEeL24

Blog: https://mccormick.cx/news/entries/new-jsfxr-pro-features

Feedback most welcome! 🙏

I tested out two free open weights models with Ollama on an old Macbook air from 2015 to see how it performed.
https://youtu.be/VpxJDlbZcNM