Making the Game I Gave Up on Ten Years Ago

Post 1 of 6 about building Rainbow Tile Slide. This summer I was sitting with my children and it occurred to me that I could make something the three of us could play together.

First iOS app is live!

A big moment for me: I have gone live in the iOS App Store!

Steph PawlowskiSeptember 2, 2026iOS, game, indie

Looking for Trouble in My Own Tool

I asked myself a new question. Not "what's going to break this if I keep using it." More like: what would break this if someone were trying to?

Four Failures, One Bug

The same scan failed four different ways, and only one piece of evidence actually told me what was going on.

Steph PawlowskiAugust 18, 2026AI, trust

Accessibility violations aren't a matter of opinion, they're testable against a real spec.

Teach AI to Ask Before It Acts

Answering a question and acting on incomplete information turned out to be two different skills. I'd only ever tested one of them.