#indielife — Public Fediverse posts

I keep emailing people and getting an "I'm on annual leave"

Must be nice lol

#FreelanceLife #IndieLife

Two steps forward, one step backwards #indielife

Midweek devlog: core tech and iteration speed improved early this week, then momentum moved into design definition work as we translate an economy-first vision into concrete player actions and the first functional in-game UI. Meanwhile the desk stays chaotic: water, snacks, loose docs and the bulky teleprompter for daily calls. I have an office but for Highroads most work happens here.

#DevLogThursday #DevLife #IndieLife #GameDevLife #IndieDev

I have strong opinions on notifications.

For Deluge, I'm letting the user design precisely the notifications they want.

#iosdev #BuildInPublic #SwiftUI #iOS #indieLife

🎪 January 2026 indie EXPLOSION incoming:

✅ StarRupture (factory building + wave defense) - Jan 6
✅ Pathologic 3 (psychological horror) - Jan 9
✅ MIO: Memories in Orbit (Metroidvania, GP launch) - Jan 20
✅ Cairn (pixel souls-like) - Jan 29

Your backlog just got STACKED. More updates soon at www.baskingamer.com

#IndieGames #GameDev #SteamGames #IndieGaming #GameRelease #NewGames #PopularIndieGames #SmallStudio #GameAwards2026 #IndieLife #Baskingamer

I gave myself the best Christmas present of all and fired a problem customer today. Now she’s demanding to speak to my manager. 😂
#indieLife

Spent my Sunday refactoring. #indiedev #indielife #iosdev

this morning went on a short hike on a mountain nearby, it was a wonderful sunny day, and we also found delicious cherry and blueberry liqueurs yum #indielife

Came back from the bathroom to this. #IndieLife #CatsOfMastodon #CatLoaf

I found a great domain today and had to buy it. That makes this scheme a lot more real. Next step: Logo #indielife

Pretty happy with my rhythm developing Sussurro - Speech to Text AI 💬➡️📋.

1.3 in review for both iOS and Mac:

🇯🇵🇫🇷🇪🇸🇮🇹 Japanese, French, Spanish and Italian localisations

🔘 bypass audio language auto-detection, which works great in general but sometimes misses spectacularly with short audio files.

Now if only app discovery wasn't this hard... #indielife https://iosdev.space/@cdf1982/114128115575926474

@handelmax #indielife 😛

On Tuesday, I lost a $50 MRR customer.

On Wednesday, I lost a $50 MRR customer.

On Thursday, I *gained* a $150 MRR customer.

Two steps back, three steps forward! 🤷‍♂️ #indielife #IndieDev

Time to do the manager part of indie work - writing specs for sub-contractors.

#indielife #webdev

@cocoatype @blackhighlighterapp #indielife #ifeelseen

I'm slowly coming to realize that PupperPost might have been a failed product idea. My imagined killer feature — a native client for a blogging platform — hasn't resonated at all. The implementation is clearly flawed. And the new version I'm working on — Soapbox — is at this moment so broken I don't know how to put it back together. Starting to think I should cut my losses and circle the wagons around Croissant... and find something else to supplement that product in the lineup. #indielife

Had to rearrange my desk because my cat Nico has to sleep next to me all the time while I code. #cat #gamedev #indielife

This is a new one. #indielife #review #AppStore

But what if the dev, the PM, the director, and the “exec” (using this term loosely) are all me? 😭😭😭
#IndieLife #indie
https://botsin.space/@sadserver/112621470989293323

I just release a small update for MousHero, my Safari for Mac #extension that allows to trigger URL actions from custom context menu items.

A few use-case examples in the docs: https://cdf1982.com/moushero-for-safari/moushero-documentation-and-examples.html

Mac App Store link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/moushero-for-safari/id6447680045 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/moushero-for-safari/id6447680045

Likely my last release for 2023: in the next months I’m going to focus full-time (i.e. from 4:30 a.m. to 6:30 am, in the best-case scenario in which I manage to wake up… #indielife) on GlanceCam for iOS / iPadOS / watchOS.

I made my walking app MeandR free a month or so ago, with a one off IAP to access walk history etc. Obviously the downloads went up quite a bit, but people aren’t purchasing the IAP. Might need a rethink, as it was actually making more with one off up front payment. 🤔
#indielife

Progress, finally.

📝 Bitten by URL initialisation changes
https://cdf1982.com/2023/11/26/url-initialisation-changes-in-ios-17-and-macos-sonoma.html

#swift #indielife

Today is a day of relaxation in a public park with centuries-old chestnut trees #indielife

Zoom Earth app is out! Real-time hurricane tracker, satellite imagery, and interactive weather forecast map. Download at https://zoom.earth/app

Shout out to the incredible https://Rotato.app which made this promo video possible.

And now… I need to lie down 😮‍💨 #IndieLife

Hilariously, the day after I post a video demonstrating QuantumAuthor, I’m making major changes to the UI. #indielife

@chucker @film_girl yeah, i want that too. my code is always eloquently commented and my commits detailed but concise. but my coworkers are neanderthals.

@ tdurden :: commit :: 372 changed files :: message:“works af. let’s go!!!.”

#indieLife #soloDev

We ran out of hours on Xcode Cloud, and it’s not worth paying $50 just to have a CI working for the next 4 days.

What CI setup are you running indie-folks? Xcode Cloud, Mac mini under the bed or something in-between? 👀

#indieLife #CI #xcodeCloud

Spent this afternoon setting up a pegboard in my home office. Got a ton of stuff off my desk and finally set up a studio mic with external soundcard. 😍 I’m SO ready to do a live stream later this week! 🎬🍿 And check it out, the headphones are charging! ⚡️

I’m considering working on #Lysten on a live session and give you a sneak peak behind the scenes. 🫣

#homeOffice #RateMyDesk #indieLife

Just had an idea for a whole SaaS in the shower, (yes, it's the middle of the day, #indielife!), to solve a problem a client is having.

Now it's time to see if it already exists!

Customer: I want you to cancel my subscription immediately!!!

Me: No problem. Your account was cancelled last month for non-payment. Have a great day! 🤷‍♂️

#IndieLife #entrepreneur #bootstrapping #business