When unlimited time meets a solo engineer, you get infinite rewrites. Update 0.7 brings editor improvements, better volume controls, and my thoughts on why I'm freezing Synk features after 6 years to avoid the SaaS death spiral.
The update that should've happened in 2021. Complete frontend overhaul ditching Clarity for Tailwind, bulk uploading that actually works, and the tale of why I rewrote the audio engine from scratch (again). Plus my wife saved the design.
MoarDammit rises from the ashes of Flash's death with v4.0.0, featuring Ruffle integration to restore Flash content and a complete frontend rewrite from AngularJS to Angular 12. This major update brings a cleaner UI, improved performance, and ensures the 9-year-old flash gallery continues to preserve internet history.
Version 0.2.0 is live with major improvements including direct audio uploads, track previews, redesigned resource ledger, private rooms, and the new Concord realtime system. This update brings reliability improvements and better UI/UX across the board for D20Kit's synchronized audio platform.
MoarDammit turned 8 years old and underwent a complete backend rewrite from Laravel to NestJS. This migration brings better maintainability, reduced dependencies, and explores the potential integration of Ruffle to preserve the decade-old flash gallery.
Announcing the upcoming public alpha of Synk with free registration and usage, featuring a complete backend rewrite to NestJS and improved audio state management. The alpha will allow users to create rooms and synchronize audio for up to 10 listeners.
Migrating from AWS to Google Cloud Platform and Digital Ocean due to AWS EKS's prohibitive $150/month pricing. Details the cost-effective Kubernetes setup using Traefik as an external load balancer and the completed migration in late 2018.
After a 2,700 mile move, I wrote my own database adapter because the existing one was half-assed. Spent a week wrestling permissions into submission and learned why 'everything is a service' actually makes sense. Not flashy, but sometimes you gotta pay the tech debt.
Q4 2017 brings major UI improvements, backend service refactoring with hooks, CASL permission system implementation, and dual database architecture with MongoDB and NeDB. Outlines future subscription tiers for public release including free, Subscriber ($2-5/mo), and Producer ($10/mo) options.
Major updates to Synk's resource and room API, including resource management features, replicated sound functionality, and the ability to control multiple tracks in a single context. Demonstrates isolated room sound, live previews, and solutions to the duplicate sound context bug.