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Andrew Schmelyun
@aschmelyun.com
Software engineer with too many ideas and poor impulse control

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Hello! 👋

I’m a lead software engineer and content creator who loves making practical tutorials for PHP, JavaScript, Docker, and more.

I have also proudly taken the top spot on HN with my hardware experiments, twice!

YouTube: youtube.com/aschmelyun
Courses: aschmelyun.gumroad.com
Andrew Schmelyun
Practical and accessible web development tutorials using PHP and JavaScript!
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Which one's your favorite?
November 25, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Reposted by Andrew Schmelyun
I've got big plans for this week 😎
November 24, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Weekend project incoming, replace my VPS's with this
November 22, 2025 at 8:32 PM
New website intro who dis
November 21, 2025 at 11:39 PM
github.com/unhappychoice/gitlogue

"Cinematic Git commit replay" this is so slick, I'll have to find a way to use this in some upcoming videos
GitHub - unhappychoice/gitlogue: A cinematic Git commit replay tool for the terminal, turning your Git history into a living, animated story.
A cinematic Git commit replay tool for the terminal, turning your Git history into a living, animated story. - unhappychoice/gitlogue
github.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:07 AM
WIP little avatar dude! I’m horrible at drawing so I reached for some ASCII emojis.

Displayed via Preact components and animations are handled with CSS
November 18, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Someone sent this to my receipt printer!
November 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I made a daily word game!

This is sixhints, the goal is to guess a thing through a series of 6 clues that start ambiguous and get more specific as you go.

If this is up your alley, play today's word and let me know what you think! 🔗 sixhints.com
October 28, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I've been tinkering with a daily word game, and I just released it to some close friends for play testing!

Pushing it fully public later this week, so if it's up your alley stay tuned over the next 2-3 days
October 27, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Absolute talent and madness in this video, I love it

www.youtube.com/watch?v=--n4...
How I Ported Balatro to the GBA
YouTube video by Elliptical
www.youtube.com
October 24, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I thought that AI would help reduce my backlog, but instead it's increased it 5-fold because almost every idea now seems "doable"

Anyone else have this problem? 😅
October 24, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Someone wrote an article about my receipt printer, and over the last ~24 hours I've gotten another thousand or so messages.

They're all so positive and excited, I'm incredibly overwhelmed with joy 🥲
October 21, 2025 at 10:23 PM
After living in Orlando for the last 5 years, we're moving back to South Florida in a couple of months!

PS: If you're in the area, let me know about any tech groups or meetups.
October 21, 2025 at 6:10 AM
It’s a self-hoster’s dream scenario today
October 20, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I recorded an overview and retrospective on how (and why) I set up a receipt printer to receive anonymous messages.

Here’s how it went!

youtu.be/7KtyekivpRM
I invited strangers to message me through a receipt printer
YouTube video by Andrew Schmelyun
youtu.be
October 19, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Apparently the dissolvable stitches in my mouth are made out of PLA, the same stuff that 3D printer filament is made out of!
October 18, 2025 at 3:23 AM
I’m a patron of the arts
October 17, 2025 at 12:11 AM
My fiance finished her Stardew Valley shrimp quilt! 🦐
October 12, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I think I'm entering my web-based game dev era
October 9, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Bit of a delay on the next YouTube video coming out
October 7, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I've released my first Go application!

It's a (very basic) terminal video editor that uses ffmpeg and whisper to let you selectively choose which lines from a video you want to keep.

You can also preview each line with a pop-up video player!

It's called tsplice:
October 4, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Went to the orchestra tonight 🐔🎶
September 28, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Presenting in a large work meeting today and I’m sweating like I’m being hunted for sport
September 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
If there's anyone looking for a remote Laravel job, this one has been shared in my network and they're actively responding:

larajobs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/patientprism...
larajobs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Are there any pros or cons to streaming just on Twitch?

Besides the obvious less potential audience, anyways
September 22, 2025 at 8:24 PM