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// LAB_NOTES

Things we've been writing.

Notes on shipping games, building tooling, and the occasional rabbit-hole. Cross-posted to dev.to with this site as the canonical source.

// PODCASTS

5 episodes

05 Guilt by automation 1 jun 2026 7:26
04 The Reload Cost 26 may 2026 8:43
03 Editorial Engineering 5 may 2026 9:28
02 Your GitHub README Is Broken for UK Developers (and You Haven't Noticed) 27 apr 2026 7:58
01 ServiceKit V2 — The Async Service Locator for Unity 18 apr 2026 4:09

1 jun 2026
Guilt by automation

The burden of proof has flipped: now you must prove you made something yourself before anyone will judge if it's actually good.
7 min read aiwritingautomation
26 may 2026
The Reload Cost

The pull to work never quite turns off, leaving a trail of unfinished experiments, until I remember the quiet focus of walking one path with exactly one thing to do.
8 min read aiproductivityfocus
5 may 2026
Editorial Engineering

The relationship between software engineers and AI tools isn't about vibe coding or autonomous agents, it's about becoming an editor who commissions, reviews, and takes responsibility for the work.
9 min read aisoftware-engineeringgamedev
27 apr 2026
Your GitHub README Is Broken for UK Developers (and You Haven't Noticed)

If you maintain an open-source repo with a README full of screenshots, GIFs, or diagrams, there's a...
6 min read githubopensourceunity3d
18 apr 2026
ServiceKit V2 — The Async Service Locator for Unity

I just shipped V2 of ServiceKit, my lightweight dependency management package for Unity. Before I get...
3 min read architecturegamedevopensource