Chris McCormick @chris@mccormick.cx

Platforms should publish search data.

https://mccormick.cx/news/entries/platforms-should-publish-search-data

Worklog:
- Building new features for https://exceltohtml.com
- Working on game prototype fortnight #2 of 26 - a procedural game music chords generator.

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

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

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