Patrick T Coakley
@patricktcoakley.com
Software development consultant, hobbyist #gamedev, and father. I enjoy programming, vintage computers and operating systems, videogames, #Warhammer, and miniature painting. I write at https://patricktcoakley.com.
日本語でもええんや
Views and opinions are my own.
日本語でもええんや
Views and opinions are my own.
You make not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like on LinkedIn these days. I'm just not spending enough.
February 19, 2026 at 2:40 PM
You make not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like on LinkedIn these days. I'm just not spending enough.
Days before I am replaced: 1̶2̶ ̶m̶o̶n̶t̶h̶s̶ ̶a̶g̶o̶ 18 months from now
February 15, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Days before I am replaced: 1̶2̶ ̶m̶o̶n̶t̶h̶s̶ ̶a̶g̶o̶ 18 months from now
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Our first development snapshot for #GodotEngine 4.7 has arrived!
Virtual joysticks, drawable textures, Windows HDR support, Vulkan raytracing groundwork, and more are ripe for testing:
godotengine.org/article/dev-...
Virtual joysticks, drawable textures, Windows HDR support, Vulkan raytracing groundwork, and more are ripe for testing:
godotengine.org/article/dev-...
Dev snapshot: Godot 4.7 dev 1 – Godot Engine
All the colors of the rainbow (and more?)
godotengine.org
February 13, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Our first development snapshot for #GodotEngine 4.7 has arrived!
Virtual joysticks, drawable textures, Windows HDR support, Vulkan raytracing groundwork, and more are ripe for testing:
godotengine.org/article/dev-...
Virtual joysticks, drawable textures, Windows HDR support, Vulkan raytracing groundwork, and more are ripe for testing:
godotengine.org/article/dev-...
Randomly remembered that weird Godot fork that just made the logo an angry red robot head.
February 11, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Randomly remembered that weird Godot fork that just made the logo an angry red robot head.
I just updated my friendly #Godot version manager, fgvm, with some minor fixes for Windows users: github.com/patricktcoak...! Check it out!
Release v2.0.1 · patricktcoakley/fgvm · GitHub
What's Changed
chore: Update README. by @patricktcoakley in #25
chore: Update dependencies. by @patricktcoakley in #26
Developer mode fixes by @patricktcoakley in #27
Full Changelog: v2.0.0...v2.0.1
github.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:56 PM
I just updated my friendly #Godot version manager, fgvm, with some minor fixes for Windows users: github.com/patricktcoak...! Check it out!
Maybe not a good time for that
February 10, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Maybe not a good time for that
discord.com/press-releas... alright, time to not use Discord I guess?
Discord Launches Teen-by-Default Settings Globally
Discord is announcing enhanced teen safety features rolling out globally that reinforce its long-standing commitment to creating a safer and more inclusive experience for users over the age of 13.
discord.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:21 PM
discord.com/press-releas... alright, time to not use Discord I guess?
fabiensanglard.net/compile_like... always enjoy Fabien’s work!
Let's compile Quake like it's 1997!
fabiensanglard.net
February 8, 2026 at 1:57 AM
fabiensanglard.net/compile_like... always enjoy Fabien’s work!
At this point, I think Apple should just open source Xcode and allow the community to contribute to making it a high quality product. I know they open sourced some things, but I’m not sure how much longer a proprietary closed-source IDE makes sense in this world.
February 4, 2026 at 12:21 AM
At this point, I think Apple should just open source Xcode and allow the community to contribute to making it a high quality product. I know they open sourced some things, but I’m not sure how much longer a proprietary closed-source IDE makes sense in this world.
Holding out hope that we are not at the end of technical books and documentation written by humans and that much like art people will realize that the struggle of creativity makes things worth reading.
February 2, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Holding out hope that we are not at the end of technical books and documentation written by humans and that much like art people will realize that the struggle of creativity makes things worth reading.
February 1, 2026 at 6:48 PM
AI as a personality is the same aura as those “gurus” or “software craftsmen” running around during the “everything is Object-Oriented era” with weird titles instead of just being a software developer.
January 30, 2026 at 3:09 PM
AI as a personality is the same aura as those “gurus” or “software craftsmen” running around during the “everything is Object-Oriented era” with weird titles instead of just being a software developer.
Five jobs I've had:
- Systems administrator
- Assistant Language Teacher (Japan)
- Games Media Contributor/Writer
- Software Development Consultant
- Software Engineer
- Systems administrator
- Assistant Language Teacher (Japan)
- Games Media Contributor/Writer
- Software Development Consultant
- Software Engineer
Five jobs I've had:
- Supermarket shelf stacker
- IT support
- Lecturer
- Chocolate Factory SCADA engineer
- (current role) Electrical Engineer/Software Developer/GIS Specialist/IT Support/Guy That Gets the Milk
Kinda hoping to slim the last one down a bit this year lol
- Supermarket shelf stacker
- IT support
- Lecturer
- Chocolate Factory SCADA engineer
- (current role) Electrical Engineer/Software Developer/GIS Specialist/IT Support/Guy That Gets the Milk
Kinda hoping to slim the last one down a bit this year lol
Five jobs I’ve had
- Grocery store/meat department
- Construction
- Little Caesars
- Desktop Support
- Software Developer
Bonus:
- atproto pumpkin
- Grocery store/meat department
- Construction
- Little Caesars
- Desktop Support
- Software Developer
Bonus:
- atproto pumpkin
January 30, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Five jobs I've had:
- Systems administrator
- Assistant Language Teacher (Japan)
- Games Media Contributor/Writer
- Software Development Consultant
- Software Engineer
- Systems administrator
- Assistant Language Teacher (Japan)
- Games Media Contributor/Writer
- Software Development Consultant
- Software Engineer
Moving back to Japan becomes more desirable by the day…
January 26, 2026 at 1:46 AM
Moving back to Japan becomes more desirable by the day…
It’s wild how much effort some people will go through to avoid touching a keyboard to write code anymore. Even if you are using these tools, it’s still a good idea to stay close to the code instead of just being on autopilot all day everyday.
January 23, 2026 at 5:45 PM
It’s wild how much effort some people will go through to avoid touching a keyboard to write code anymore. Even if you are using these tools, it’s still a good idea to stay close to the code instead of just being on autopilot all day everyday.
How does this place still not have an edit functionality?
January 22, 2026 at 11:23 PM
How does this place still not have an edit functionality?
swift.org/blog/improving-usabi… This is the kind of content I hope the Swift blog puts out going forward, great article!
https://swift.org/blog/improving-usabi…
January 22, 2026 at 11:22 PM
swift.org/blog/improving-usabi… This is the kind of content I hope the Swift blog puts out going forward, great article!
January 21, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Despite what the industry currently thinks, it's entirely possible to use a technology and not make it your entire personality.
January 21, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Despite what the industry currently thinks, it's entirely possible to use a technology and not make it your entire personality.
Sad to see how barren the tech book section is at my loca BN but most people just use tutorials or LLMs to learn now I guess.
January 20, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Sad to see how barren the tech book section is at my loca BN but most people just use tutorials or LLMs to learn now I guess.
Was this thing vaporware or did they ever ship any units? I totally forgot about it til I was flipping through an old book.
January 19, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Was this thing vaporware or did they ever ship any units? I totally forgot about it til I was flipping through an old book.
Giving Mastodon another shot: mastodon.gamedev.place/@patricktcoa....
Patrick T Coakley (@patricktcoakley@mastodon.gamedev.place)
4 Posts, 23 Following, 6 Followers · Software development consultant, hobbyist #gamedev, and father. I enjoy programming, vintage computers and operating systems, videogames, #Warhammer, and miniature...
mastodon.gamedev.place
January 17, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Giving Mastodon another shot: mastodon.gamedev.place/@patricktcoa....
Reposted by Patrick T Coakley
📚Check out this beautiful contribution by
@peterfriese.dev: a typeset PDF of The Swift Programming Language book, our official reference to Swift, produced with Typst. Download and read the PDF here: github.com/peterfriese/...
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@peterfriese.dev: a typeset PDF of The Swift Programming Language book, our official reference to Swift, produced with Typst. Download and read the PDF here: github.com/peterfriese/...
@typstapp.bsky.social
January 15, 2026 at 4:58 PM
📚Check out this beautiful contribution by
@peterfriese.dev: a typeset PDF of The Swift Programming Language book, our official reference to Swift, produced with Typst. Download and read the PDF here: github.com/peterfriese/...
@typstapp.bsky.social
@peterfriese.dev: a typeset PDF of The Swift Programming Language book, our official reference to Swift, produced with Typst. Download and read the PDF here: github.com/peterfriese/...
@typstapp.bsky.social