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Jb Evain
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Game Developers, Visual Studio and .NET at Microsoft. Update is called once per frame. I have friends everywhere.
Mood. Warning: Wordle spoiler.
January 10, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Things are degrading at a geometric rate
January 10, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Based on my literal interests.
January 9, 2026 at 5:10 PM
The one silver lining to this entire situation is that I won’t have time to doomscroll when I’ll work in a copper mine gulag in Greenland.
January 7, 2026 at 6:05 PM
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current status
December 18, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Well recommended!
I think I'm finally bored of funemployment and ready for something new.

Hit me up if you know of anyone looking for a solid desktop or backend .NET Senior Software Engineer.

I prefer startups or smaller companies, but whatever.

CV: jpobst.com
About Jonathan Pobst
jpobst.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:23 PM
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trying to remember what I do for a living
January 5, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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the world is a trashfire of human misery but the content is incredible
It’s a dark night when you look at the news and are forced to admit that you no longer believe in the power of the FIFA peace prize
January 3, 2026 at 7:40 AM
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House of the Dying Sun continues to be 70% off for the Steam Winter Sale!

store.steampowered.com/app/283160/H...
December 19, 2025 at 1:59 PM
At some point, enough has to be enough, no?
December 23, 2025 at 10:41 PM
The frenchiest grocery shopping list.
December 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The last lunch boxes of the year!
December 19, 2025 at 3:37 PM
December 18, 2025 at 4:44 PM
current status
December 18, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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I don't know who made this, but I love you
December 17, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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My "No Graphics API" blog post is live! Please repost :)
www.sebastianaaltonen.com/blog/no-grap...

I spend 1.5 years doing this. Full rewrite last summer and another partial rewrite last month. As Hemingway said: "First draft of everything is always shit".
No Graphics API — Sebastian Aaltonen
Graphics APIs and shader languages have significantly increased in complexity over the past decade. It’s time to start discussing how to strip down the abstractions to simplify development, improve pe...
www.sebastianaaltonen.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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My new Atari Lynx #LynxJam2025 game is now available! The "Let's do it in Monochrome" theme was an interesting challenge...

ganksoft.com/products/hug...
Hugger-Mugger, our #LynxJam2025 entry, is now available along with 7 other brand new Atari Lynx games!

Learn more about Hugger-Mugger: ganksoft.com/products/hug...
See all of the great LynxJam entries: itch.io/jam/lynxjam-...
December 15, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Private equity backed company buys out my local gym, rises fees and degrades service, a tale as old as time.
December 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I’ve reinstalled the best multiplayer FPS of all times for the holidays: Titanfall 2. Only takes a minute or two to find a game.
December 13, 2025 at 4:24 AM
From now on I'll pronounce the geo in geologist and geography the same way it's pronounced in geoduck, just because English deserves this.
December 11, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Great behind the scenes walkthrough by @keansbox.com on how the VS team keeps grinding on improving performance in Visual Studio. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNT-...
Performance Improvements in Visual Studio 2026
YouTube video by Microsoft Visual Studio
www.youtube.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:52 PM
French (as a language), knows that common sense may not be that common, so it calls it “good sense”.
December 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Picking up my FIA Earth preservation award from the Shell station in Dubai.
December 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
December 8, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Legacy
December 5, 2025 at 6:59 PM