Thanks! Frontend stack is React, Three.js, and Cannon.js. We use FBX for the models mostly but started to support GLB files recently which open up a world of new options for customization.
That's the reality of it. You don't need shiny frameworks or any of those tools to make money.
Are developers happy with it? Maybe! Nothing wrong with spicing up a site with a little jQuery. Heck, I used Alpine.js on a brand new site and it's great. No build step, just works!
Love seeing Laravel in the wild. We've had a lot of success with it so far. Good luck with the project!
Completely aside, but I used to write PHP 10-ish years ago during the PHP 3/4/5 era. My career launched me into Node.js and JavaScript but I've since come back to PHP and it's been really lovely to write and maintain.
"Use boring technology" - Laravel, MySQL, Fly.io for hosting
We automate nearly all aspects of the business as well. If a task needs to be done more than once, it's worth automating. GitHub actions to test/deploy, admin pages for all activities such as marketplace submissions, payouts, tax reports, chargebacks/refunds ... If there is ever a problem with a purchase, we have ways to reply and refund all with the click of a button.
We recently switched from a VPS to Fly.io and PlanetScale as well and it's been working quite nicely. As we grow to more regions, it's nice to know we can deploy servers close to our users with a single command.
I created a 3D digital dice rolling app for tabletop roleplaying games like Dungeons & Dragons. Been slowly adding features to it for just under a year. No timelines, no stress. Growing at a nice pace.
Sounds like you have poor self-control. I've been working from home for 6-years and never once had this problem.
There are many ways to form productive habits at home; for example, remote conference rooms that people can jump in and out of. Slack even has "huddles" now which are very useful for remote work.
Letting your team down has nothing to do with being a seat-warmer in the office.
>> For me I find it helpful being in an office as at home by myself it's way too easy to get sucked into the rabbit hole of YouTube or the Productivity Porn on Hacker News. For me it helps feeling like I'm part of a team and I don't want to let my team down.
> Sounds like you have poor self-control. I've been working from home for 6-years and never once had this problem.
Sounds like you have a bad attitude. It's not a good to respond to someone who shares their personal experience with a drive-by judgement that they must be the problem because you think it works for you.
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