Andrew Schmelyun
@aschmelyun.com
Software engineer with too many ideas and poor impulse control
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Andrew Schmelyun
@aschmelyun.com
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Andrew Schmelyun
Practical and accessible web development tutorials using PHP and JavaScript!
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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
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
Someone sent this to my receipt printer!
November 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Someone sent this to my receipt printer!
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
Pushing it fully public later this week, so if it's up your alley stay tuned over the next 2-3 days
How I Ported Balatro to the GBA
YouTube video by Elliptical
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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? 😅
Anyone else have this problem? 😅
October 24, 2025 at 4:31 AM
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? 😅
Anyone else have this problem? 😅
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 🥲
They're all so positive and excited, I'm incredibly overwhelmed with joy 🥲
October 21, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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 🥲
They're all so positive and excited, I'm incredibly overwhelmed with joy 🥲
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.
PS: If you're in the area, let me know about any tech groups or meetups.
October 21, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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.
PS: If you're in the area, let me know about any tech groups or meetups.
It’s a self-hoster’s dream scenario today
October 20, 2025 at 5:57 PM
It’s a self-hoster’s dream scenario today
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
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
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
Here’s how it went!
youtu.be/7KtyekivpRM
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
Apparently the dissolvable stitches in my mouth are made out of PLA, the same stuff that 3D printer filament is made out of!
I’m a patron of the arts
October 17, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I’m a patron of the arts
My fiance finished her Stardew Valley shrimp quilt! 🦐
October 12, 2025 at 8:25 PM
My fiance finished her Stardew Valley shrimp quilt! 🦐
I think I'm entering my web-based game dev era
October 9, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I think I'm entering my web-based game dev era
Bit of a delay on the next YouTube video coming out
October 7, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Bit of a delay on the next YouTube video coming out
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:
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
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:
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:
Went to the orchestra tonight 🐔🎶
September 28, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Went to the orchestra tonight 🐔🎶
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
Presenting in a large work meeting today and I’m sweating like I’m being hunted for sport
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/patientprism...
larajobs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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/patientprism...
Are there any pros or cons to streaming just on Twitch?
Besides the obvious less potential audience, anyways
Besides the obvious less potential audience, anyways
September 22, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Are there any pros or cons to streaming just on Twitch?
Besides the obvious less potential audience, anyways
Besides the obvious less potential audience, anyways
Reposted by Andrew Schmelyun
Seeing the Bill Watterson originals full of pencil lines of stuff that didn’t work, scuffs the eraser didn’t pick up, white out galore and more was something I needed to see to remind myself that nothing is perfect the first go and tweaks need to be made and you’re allowed to try again.
September 20, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Seeing the Bill Watterson originals full of pencil lines of stuff that didn’t work, scuffs the eraser didn’t pick up, white out galore and more was something I needed to see to remind myself that nothing is perfect the first go and tweaks need to be made and you’re allowed to try again.
Felt a bit under the weather this week, so I spent a lot of time resting and just finished playing through Viewfinder.
Super cool visual puzzle game, and it’s free with PS plus this month!
Super cool visual puzzle game, and it’s free with PS plus this month!
September 19, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Felt a bit under the weather this week, so I spent a lot of time resting and just finished playing through Viewfinder.
Super cool visual puzzle game, and it’s free with PS plus this month!
Super cool visual puzzle game, and it’s free with PS plus this month!
I’m wanting to get a used mini PC for some locally hosted experiments. Looking at Lenovo ThinkCentres, any other suggestions?
Under $200 and pretty quiet are my biggest requirements.
Under $200 and pretty quiet are my biggest requirements.
September 18, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I’m wanting to get a used mini PC for some locally hosted experiments. Looking at Lenovo ThinkCentres, any other suggestions?
Under $200 and pretty quiet are my biggest requirements.
Under $200 and pretty quiet are my biggest requirements.
This is like a modern day impossible quiz, love it! Neal with another smash hit.
September 16, 2025 at 6:06 PM
This is like a modern day impossible quiz, love it! Neal with another smash hit.
I now have a map, and stick a pin in anytime someone pings me with a message that says a location
September 16, 2025 at 6:57 AM
I now have a map, and stick a pin in anytime someone pings me with a message that says a location
Reposted by Andrew Schmelyun
Did I feel the need to do this because of the beautiful page of similar function by @aschmelyun.com? Yes I did.
bsky.app/profile/asch...
bsky.app/profile/asch...
Completely forgot to mention it here, but I've hooked up my receipt printer to a public website through a Raspberry Pi and Cloudflare.
You can send me a message, and it'll print out immediately on my desk!
ping.aschmelyun.com
You can send me a message, and it'll print out immediately on my desk!
ping.aschmelyun.com
September 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Did I feel the need to do this because of the beautiful page of similar function by @aschmelyun.com? Yes I did.
bsky.app/profile/asch...
bsky.app/profile/asch...