Zachary Vance
@za3k.bsky.social
Hack-a-Day, Day 29. "Kim's Game" is a memory game where you're shown a tray of objects, and have to remember what's on the tray, or what got removed.
Mine uses faces, for spy reasons.
blog.za3k.com/kims-game/
Hack-a-day is my self-imposed challenge to make one new project every day in November.
Mine uses faces, for spy reasons.
blog.za3k.com/kims-game/
Hack-a-day is my self-imposed challenge to make one new project every day in November.
November 29, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Hack-a-Day, Day 29. "Kim's Game" is a memory game where you're shown a tray of objects, and have to remember what's on the tray, or what got removed.
Mine uses faces, for spy reasons.
blog.za3k.com/kims-game/
Hack-a-day is my self-imposed challenge to make one new project every day in November.
Mine uses faces, for spy reasons.
blog.za3k.com/kims-game/
Hack-a-day is my self-imposed challenge to make one new project every day in November.
Hack-a-Day, Day 28: Guess Who
The classic kids' game available to play online. Photos are fake people.
The classic kids' game available to play online. Photos are fake people.
November 28, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Hack-a-Day, Day 28: Guess Who
The classic kids' game available to play online. Photos are fake people.
The classic kids' game available to play online. Photos are fake people.
Hack-a-Day, Day 26: Idle Golf
za3k.github.io/idle-golf/
I made a mini-golf idle game. It takes about 30 minutes.
Hack-a-day is my self-imposed challenge to write a new project every day of November.
za3k.github.io/idle-golf/
I made a mini-golf idle game. It takes about 30 minutes.
Hack-a-day is my self-imposed challenge to write a new project every day of November.
November 27, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Hack-a-Day, Day 26: Idle Golf
za3k.github.io/idle-golf/
I made a mini-golf idle game. It takes about 30 minutes.
Hack-a-day is my self-imposed challenge to write a new project every day of November.
za3k.github.io/idle-golf/
I made a mini-golf idle game. It takes about 30 minutes.
Hack-a-day is my self-imposed challenge to write a new project every day of November.
Hack-a-Day, Day 25: Command Line Publishing
blog.za3k.com/lulu-cli/
Starting from my PDF cookbook, I had a computer upload the book, design a cover, finalize it, order it with credit card info, and ship it to my house. I can get PDFs delivered any time I want now.
Coded with Claude over 15 hours.
blog.za3k.com/lulu-cli/
Starting from my PDF cookbook, I had a computer upload the book, design a cover, finalize it, order it with credit card info, and ship it to my house. I can get PDFs delivered any time I want now.
Coded with Claude over 15 hours.
November 25, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Hack-a-Day, Day 25: Command Line Publishing
blog.za3k.com/lulu-cli/
Starting from my PDF cookbook, I had a computer upload the book, design a cover, finalize it, order it with credit card info, and ship it to my house. I can get PDFs delivered any time I want now.
Coded with Claude over 15 hours.
blog.za3k.com/lulu-cli/
Starting from my PDF cookbook, I had a computer upload the book, design a cover, finalize it, order it with credit card info, and ship it to my house. I can get PDFs delivered any time I want now.
Coded with Claude over 15 hours.
Hack-a-Day, Day 22: Mini-Golf.
Mini-golf game on the computer. Play at za3k.github.io/hack-a-golf/, or screensaver mode at za3k.github.io/hack-a-golf/...
blog.za3k.com/hack-a-golf/ (Blog post)
Hack-a-day is my self-imposed challenge to do a project a day in November
Mini-golf game on the computer. Play at za3k.github.io/hack-a-golf/, or screensaver mode at za3k.github.io/hack-a-golf/...
blog.za3k.com/hack-a-golf/ (Blog post)
Hack-a-day is my self-imposed challenge to do a project a day in November
November 23, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Hack-a-Day, Day 22: Mini-Golf.
Mini-golf game on the computer. Play at za3k.github.io/hack-a-golf/, or screensaver mode at za3k.github.io/hack-a-golf/...
blog.za3k.com/hack-a-golf/ (Blog post)
Hack-a-day is my self-imposed challenge to do a project a day in November
Mini-golf game on the computer. Play at za3k.github.io/hack-a-golf/, or screensaver mode at za3k.github.io/hack-a-golf/...
blog.za3k.com/hack-a-golf/ (Blog post)
Hack-a-day is my self-imposed challenge to do a project a day in November
Hack-a-day, day 20: 1-D platformer.
blog.za3k.com/1d-platformer/
I made a little platformer where the only key is jump. It's playable, but I didn't have time to make it more fun, sorry!
(Hack-a-day is a challenge to do a new project every day in November)
blog.za3k.com/1d-platformer/
I made a little platformer where the only key is jump. It's playable, but I didn't have time to make it more fun, sorry!
(Hack-a-day is a challenge to do a new project every day in November)
November 21, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Hack-a-day, day 20: 1-D platformer.
blog.za3k.com/1d-platformer/
I made a little platformer where the only key is jump. It's playable, but I didn't have time to make it more fun, sorry!
(Hack-a-day is a challenge to do a new project every day in November)
blog.za3k.com/1d-platformer/
I made a little platformer where the only key is jump. It's playable, but I didn't have time to make it more fun, sorry!
(Hack-a-day is a challenge to do a new project every day in November)
November 18, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Hack-a-Day, Day 03/14: Voxel Engine.
I drew minecraft stuff in a handmade engine. You can look around and stuff (sorry for eye-bleeding colors)
blog.za3k.com/hack-voxel/
I drew minecraft stuff in a handmade engine. You can look around and stuff (sorry for eye-bleeding colors)
blog.za3k.com/hack-voxel/
November 14, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Hack-a-Day, Day 03/14: Voxel Engine.
I drew minecraft stuff in a handmade engine. You can look around and stuff (sorry for eye-bleeding colors)
blog.za3k.com/hack-voxel/
I drew minecraft stuff in a handmade engine. You can look around and stuff (sorry for eye-bleeding colors)
blog.za3k.com/hack-voxel/
Hack-a-Day, Day 12: Poketrace
Tracing app where you can trace all 150 pokemon. You can save them to make your own poster afterwards if you want.
blog.za3k.com/poketrace/
Hack-a-day is a challenge to do one new project every day in november.
Tracing app where you can trace all 150 pokemon. You can save them to make your own poster afterwards if you want.
blog.za3k.com/poketrace/
Hack-a-day is a challenge to do one new project every day in november.
November 13, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Hack-a-Day, Day 12: Poketrace
Tracing app where you can trace all 150 pokemon. You can save them to make your own poster afterwards if you want.
blog.za3k.com/poketrace/
Hack-a-day is a challenge to do one new project every day in november.
Tracing app where you can trace all 150 pokemon. You can save them to make your own poster afterwards if you want.
blog.za3k.com/poketrace/
Hack-a-day is a challenge to do one new project every day in november.
Hack-a-Day! It's a project to do a new project every day in November.
Nov 01's hack (finally published) is an analysis of Go starting positions using KataGo, an open-source clone of the better-known AlphaGo.
blog.za3k.com/go-analysis/
Nov 01's hack (finally published) is an analysis of Go starting positions using KataGo, an open-source clone of the better-known AlphaGo.
blog.za3k.com/go-analysis/
November 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Hack-a-Day! It's a project to do a new project every day in November.
Nov 01's hack (finally published) is an analysis of Go starting positions using KataGo, an open-source clone of the better-known AlphaGo.
blog.za3k.com/go-analysis/
Nov 01's hack (finally published) is an analysis of Go starting positions using KataGo, an open-source clone of the better-known AlphaGo.
blog.za3k.com/go-analysis/
Hack-a-Day! It's a project to do a new project every day in November.
Today I put out a new version of my cookbook for the first time in 5 years. It has 57 new collected recipes (and the old ones are revised).
github.com/za3k/cookboo...
Today I put out a new version of my cookbook for the first time in 5 years. It has 57 new collected recipes (and the old ones are revised).
github.com/za3k/cookboo...
November 11, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Hack-a-Day! It's a project to do a new project every day in November.
Today I put out a new version of my cookbook for the first time in 5 years. It has 57 new collected recipes (and the old ones are revised).
github.com/za3k/cookboo...
Today I put out a new version of my cookbook for the first time in 5 years. It has 57 new collected recipes (and the old ones are revised).
github.com/za3k/cookboo...
Hack-a-Day, Day 05: German Language Reader.
Read Grimm's fairytales in the original German, with instant word translations to English.
blog.za3k.com/german-langu...
Read Grimm's fairytales in the original German, with instant word translations to English.
blog.za3k.com/german-langu...
November 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Hack-a-Day, Day 05: German Language Reader.
Read Grimm's fairytales in the original German, with instant word translations to English.
blog.za3k.com/german-langu...
Read Grimm's fairytales in the original German, with instant word translations to English.
blog.za3k.com/german-langu...
I made a pokedex, which has the official art of all the pokemon. (It's also available in JSON)
Hack-a-Day, Day 07: blog.za3k.com/pokedex/
Hack-a-Day, Day 07: blog.za3k.com/pokedex/
November 8, 2025 at 3:54 AM
I made a pokedex, which has the official art of all the pokemon. (It's also available in JSON)
Hack-a-Day, Day 07: blog.za3k.com/pokedex/
Hack-a-Day, Day 07: blog.za3k.com/pokedex/
Hack-a-Day, Day 10: Typewriter. za3k.github.io/ha3k-10-type...
November 11, 2023 at 2:26 AM
Hack-a-Day, Day 10: Typewriter. za3k.github.io/ha3k-10-type...
Hack-a-Day, Day 08: Receipt Zine. za3k.github.io/ha3k-08-rece...
November 8, 2023 at 11:03 PM
Hack-a-Day, Day 08: Receipt Zine. za3k.github.io/ha3k-08-rece...
Hack-A-Day, Day 06. Doodlemoji Alchemy, a small game. blog.za3k.com/hack-a-day-d...
November 8, 2023 at 4:45 AM
Hack-A-Day, Day 06. Doodlemoji Alchemy, a small game. blog.za3k.com/hack-a-day-d...
November 5, 2023 at 5:36 PM
Hack-A-Day, Day 2. Raytracing. blog.za3k.com/hack-a-day-d...
November 3, 2023 at 4:42 AM
Hack-A-Day, Day 2. Raytracing. blog.za3k.com/hack-a-day-d...
Kicking off Hack-A-Day 2023! #hackaday
Perquackey, an out-of-print word game from 1953, now available on the web. blog.za3k.com/hack-a-day-d...
Perquackey, an out-of-print word game from 1953, now available on the web. blog.za3k.com/hack-a-day-d...
November 2, 2023 at 2:23 AM
Kicking off Hack-A-Day 2023! #hackaday
Perquackey, an out-of-print word game from 1953, now available on the web. blog.za3k.com/hack-a-day-d...
Perquackey, an out-of-print word game from 1953, now available on the web. blog.za3k.com/hack-a-day-d...
