I re-built my Game Picker 9000 project in Next.js 13. The new routing system is very appealing, but as of right now the deployment documentation leaves something to be desired. Will need to investigate that further if I’m going to dip into headless WordPress. Features: Split original markup into components Converted vanilla JavaScript listeners to […]
Read MoreThe Game Picker Next is a re-build of my original Game Picker 9000, this time using Next.js. With create-react-app being depreciated, I made the recommended switch to create-next-app, and jumped right into the new app router that was just added in Next.js 13. Usage Just like the Game Picker 9000, Game Picker Next takes in […]
Read MoreI’ve furthered the UX enhancement to the Game Picker 9000. First I centered the loader and positioned it below the title output container. Previously it was jammed on top with no padding. If you searched more than once, the loader popped in awkwardly. The new alignment is more pleasing. I also added the player’s username […]
Read MorePursuant to my co-workers’ feedback, I added a playtime filter to the Game Picker 9000. Now the Game Picker can ignore games you’ve played already. Additionally, the Game Picker now prints the total playtime of each game in the main listing. Playtime Filter Implementation The Game Picker 9000 uses the GetOwnedGames method within the Steam […]
Read MoreThe Game Picker 9000 is a Node.js app with Express that queries the Steam Web API. It was designed to solve two problems: It’s hard to pick a new game to play when your backlog is over 100 games deep. I don’t get to do a lot of server-side fetching and routing in my day […]
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