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I've Sold Out

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The author's transition from open-source projects like libGDX to commercial endeavors highlights the evolving landscape of software development, emphasizing the importance of balancing community-driven innovation with commercial opportunities. This shift underscores how developers can leverage their open-source experience to create sustainable, impactful products in the tech industry.

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I've sold out

2026-04-08

What a nice WebGL shader. Look at draining your battery.

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So, this is awkward. I've joined Cristina, Jakob, Ramiz, Vegard, Armin, and Colin at Earendil. And I'm taking pi, the little coding agent that could, with me.

Now, before you get out the pitchforks, hear me out.

Why would you do that?

Many reasons! Let me give you a "quick" history lesson.

"It's like poetry, it rhymes" - the great George Lucas

I've been doing OSS since 2009ish. My first "success story" was libGDX, a cross-platform game development framework. Back in 2011, it was all the rage and the most used game development framework on Android. Some prominent libGDX users included Niantic (Ingress was built with libGDX, Pokemon Go was not) and the peeps behind Slay the Spire. It also powers Spine, a commercial game development tool I've been involved in for almost 10 years now.

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