https://ryanflores.dev/blog Ryan Flores is a C# software engineer who builds tools for other developers: internal dev tools at AVEVA, Unity editor tooling, and Go build tooling. en-us rryanflorres@gmail.com (Ryan Flores) rryanflorres@gmail.com (Ryan Flores) Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://ryanflores.dev/blog/adding-over-time-effects-to-shmup https://ryanflores.dev/blog/adding-over-time-effects-to-shmup I talk about how I implemented Over Time Effects like Damage over Time and Healing over Time—in Shmup. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT rryanflorres@gmail.com (Ryan Flores) CSharpGame Development https://ryanflores.dev/blog/advent-of-code-2024 https://ryanflores.dev/blog/advent-of-code-2024 Will you be participating this year? Sun, 24 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT rryanflorres@gmail.com (Ryan Flores) CSharpTooling https://ryanflores.dev/blog/aspnet-overview https://ryanflores.dev/blog/aspnet-overview How I built my portfolio using ASP.Net Core Wed, 17 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT rryanflorres@gmail.com (Ryan Flores) CSharpdotnetWeb Development https://ryanflores.dev/blog/baking-in-the-cloud https://ryanflores.dev/blog/baking-in-the-cloud A hands-on walkthrough of how I integrated Azure into a real-world .NET project I'm building at the bakery. Thu, 17 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT rryanflorres@gmail.com (Ryan Flores) dotnetcsharpweb-developmentazure https://ryanflores.dev/blog/building-a-real-time-portfolio https://ryanflores.dev/blog/building-a-real-time-portfolio I Built a Portfolio Site on a K8s Cluster! Sun, 28 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT rryanflorres@gmail.com (Ryan Flores) CSharpdotnetWeb Developmentk8sDocker https://ryanflores.dev/blog/building-a-traceability-tool-for-the-bakery https://ryanflores.dev/blog/building-a-traceability-tool-for-the-bakery I break down how the BakeryDashboard came to be, why I built it, and the technical debt I’m now working to clean up. Wed, 18 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT rryanflorres@gmail.com (Ryan Flores) CSharpdotnet https://ryanflores.dev/blog/building-my-first-game https://ryanflores.dev/blog/building-my-first-game I go over my week 4-5 development on my first game! Mon, 23 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT rryanflorres@gmail.com (Ryan Flores) Game DevelopmentUnityCSharp https://ryanflores.dev/blog/crystal-chaos-project https://ryanflores.dev/blog/crystal-chaos-project A tower defense game made in Unity Tue, 27 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT rryanflorres@gmail.com (Ryan Flores) CSharpUnityGame DevelopmentProject https://ryanflores.dev/blog/crystal-chaos https://ryanflores.dev/blog/crystal-chaos I revisit an my Tower Defense Game. Mon, 02 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT rryanflorres@gmail.com (Ryan Flores) Game DevelopmentUnityCSharp https://ryanflores.dev/blog/dimension-dissension---week-1 https://ryanflores.dev/blog/dimension-dissension---week-1 Challenges with player animation, but made progress with combo tracking. Sat, 31 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMT rryanflorres@gmail.com (Ryan Flores) Game DevelopmentUnityCSharp https://ryanflores.dev/blog/dimension-dissension---week-2 https://ryanflores.dev/blog/dimension-dissension---week-2 State machines, and a basic quest system using inheritance. Sun, 08 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT rryanflorres@gmail.com (Ryan Flores) Game DevelopmentUnityCSharp https://ryanflores.dev/blog/dimension-dissension---week-3 https://ryanflores.dev/blog/dimension-dissension---week-3 I focused on player movement, basic combat, and climbing mechanics. Sun, 15 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT rryanflorres@gmail.com (Ryan Flores) Game DevelopmentUnityCSharp https://ryanflores.dev/blog/dimension-dissension-project https://ryanflores.dev/blog/dimension-dissension-project A roguelike game that is inspired Risk of Rain! Wed, 11 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT rryanflorres@gmail.com (Ryan Flores) CSharpUnityGame DevelopmentProject https://ryanflores.dev/blog/discord-bot-trustybot-project https://ryanflores.dev/blog/discord-bot-trustybot-project A Discord bot made by yours truly using C#. Mon, 03 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT rryanflorres@gmail.com (Ryan Flores) CSharpBotAsyncProject https://ryanflores.dev/blog/domo-arigato-mr-roboto https://ryanflores.dev/blog/domo-arigato-mr-roboto I made my first command, but had some trouble doing so. Mon, 03 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT rryanflorres@gmail.com (Ryan Flores) CSharpBotDiscordAsync https://ryanflores.dev/blog/first-nuget-package https://ryanflores.dev/blog/first-nuget-package A lesson learned in docs Sat, 08 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT rryanflorres@gmail.com (Ryan Flores) CSharpWeb DevelopmentdotnetAPITooling https://ryanflores.dev/blog/from-azure-blues-to-digitalocean-bliss https://ryanflores.dev/blog/from-azure-blues-to-digitalocean-bliss Azure is expensive! DigitalOcean is not! Sun, 12 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT rryanflorres@gmail.com (Ryan Flores) Web DevelopmentAzureCSharpdotnet https://ryanflores.dev/blog/gbjam11-hopscape-project https://ryanflores.dev/blog/gbjam11-hopscape-project I go over my entire first-ever GameJam experience, and, spoiler alert, it was amazing! Wed, 20 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT rryanflorres@gmail.com (Ryan Flores) CSharpUnityGame DevelopmentLeaderProject https://ryanflores.dev/blog/hopscape-my-gbjam11-adventure https://ryanflores.dev/blog/hopscape-my-gbjam11-adventure My first ever game jam!! Mon, 30 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT rryanflorres@gmail.com (Ryan Flores) GameJamUnityCSharpLeaderGame Development https://ryanflores.dev/blog/i-made-an-rts-controller-in-unity https://ryanflores.dev/blog/i-made-an-rts-controller-in-unity I created an RTS movement system in Unity using the New Input System. Fri, 12 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT rryanflorres@gmail.com (Ryan Flores) ToolingCSharpGame Development https://ryanflores.dev/blog/kitchen-chaos-project https://ryanflores.dev/blog/kitchen-chaos-project A cooking simulator game! Sat, 11 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT rryanflorres@gmail.com (Ryan Flores) CSharpUnityGame DevelopmentProject https://ryanflores.dev/blog/math-frenzy-tooling https://ryanflores.dev/blog/math-frenzy-tooling An all-in-one Odin-powered editor for creating and tuning Math Frenzy's charms Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT rryanflorres@gmail.com (Ryan Flores) CSharpUnityGame DevelopmentTooling https://ryanflores.dev/blog/my-first-contribution https://ryanflores.dev/blog/my-first-contribution Open Source Is Pretty Cool! Fri, 20 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT rryanflorres@gmail.com (Ryan Flores) CSharpToolingOpen SourceGit https://ryanflores.dev/blog/pong-remake-project https://ryanflores.dev/blog/pong-remake-project A remake of the famous Pong game. Sat, 31 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMT rryanflorres@gmail.com (Ryan Flores) CSharpUnityGame DevelopmentProject https://ryanflores.dev/blog/project-shmup-project https://ryanflores.dev/blog/project-shmup-project Another attempt at the Roguelike genre. Fri, 19 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT rryanflorres@gmail.com (Ryan Flores) CSharpUnityGame DevelopmentProject https://ryanflores.dev/blog/psb-dashboard-writeup https://ryanflores.dev/blog/psb-dashboard-writeup This is a technical writeup of the PSB Dashboard I've been working on. Thu, 24 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT rryanflorres@gmail.com (Ryan Flores) CSharpWeb Developmentdotnetcsharp https://ryanflores.dev/blog/records-and-json-in-csharp https://ryanflores.dev/blog/records-and-json-in-csharp I use C# Records and JSON in my discord bot. Fri, 21 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT rryanflorres@gmail.com (Ryan Flores) CSharpTooling https://ryanflores.dev/blog/super-hangman-project https://ryanflores.dev/blog/super-hangman-project My very first game released on Steam! Sun, 05 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT rryanflorres@gmail.com (Ryan Flores) CSharpUnityGame DevelopmentProjectRelease https://ryanflores.dev/blog/this-portfolio-project https://ryanflores.dev/blog/this-portfolio-project My old portfolio was made by scratch using Blazor & Aspnet! Fri, 05 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT rryanflorres@gmail.com (Ryan Flores) CSharpdotnetWeb DevelopmentProject https://ryanflores.dev/blog/tooling-in-unity https://ryanflores.dev/blog/tooling-in-unity I started working on tools for Unity Sun, 04 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT rryanflorres@gmail.com (Ryan Flores) ToolingUnityCSharpGame Development https://ryanflores.dev/blog/tower-defense-game---part-1 https://ryanflores.dev/blog/tower-defense-game---part-1 The Grand Design. Thu, 18 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT rryanflorres@gmail.com (Ryan Flores) Game DevelopmentUnityCSharp https://ryanflores.dev/blog/tower-defense-game---part-10 https://ryanflores.dev/blog/tower-defense-game---part-10 I can apply upgrades to the HUB and turrets. Sat, 27 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT rryanflorres@gmail.com (Ryan Flores) Game DevelopmentUnityCSharp https://ryanflores.dev/blog/tower-defense-game---part-11 https://ryanflores.dev/blog/tower-defense-game---part-11 I make a UI canvas to handle upgrades. Sun, 28 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT rryanflorres@gmail.com (Ryan Flores) Game DevelopmentUnityCSharp https://ryanflores.dev/blog/tower-defense-game---part-12 https://ryanflores.dev/blog/tower-defense-game---part-12 Health bars for all! Mon, 29 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT rryanflorres@gmail.com (Ryan Flores) Game DevelopmentUnityCSharp https://ryanflores.dev/blog/tower-defense-game---part-13 https://ryanflores.dev/blog/tower-defense-game---part-13 Time to create some abilities! Wed, 31 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT rryanflorres@gmail.com (Ryan Flores) Game DevelopmentUnityCSharp https://ryanflores.dev/blog/tower-defense-game---part-14 https://ryanflores.dev/blog/tower-defense-game---part-14 Generator Upgrades! Tue, 06 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT rryanflorres@gmail.com (Ryan Flores) Game DevelopmentUnityCSharp https://ryanflores.dev/blog/tower-defense-game---part-2 https://ryanflores.dev/blog/tower-defense-game---part-2 Basic scene setup & enemy logic. Fri, 19 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT rryanflorres@gmail.com (Ryan Flores) Game DevelopmentUnityCSharp https://ryanflores.dev/blog/tower-defense-game---part-3 https://ryanflores.dev/blog/tower-defense-game---part-3 The HUB takes damage through the use of interfaces. Sat, 20 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT rryanflorres@gmail.com (Ryan Flores) Game DevelopmentUnityCSharp https://ryanflores.dev/blog/tower-defense-game---part-4 https://ryanflores.dev/blog/tower-defense-game---part-4 Turret Rotation and Targeting! Sun, 21 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT rryanflorres@gmail.com (Ryan Flores) Game DevelopmentUnityCSharp https://ryanflores.dev/blog/tower-defense-game---part-5 https://ryanflores.dev/blog/tower-defense-game---part-5 Enemies have health and turret can shoot. Mon, 22 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT rryanflorres@gmail.com (Ryan Flores) Game DevelopmentUnityCSharp https://ryanflores.dev/blog/tower-defense-game---part-6 https://ryanflores.dev/blog/tower-defense-game---part-6 Spawning Enemies with an Object Pool! Tue, 23 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT rryanflorres@gmail.com (Ryan Flores) Game DevelopmentUnityCSharp https://ryanflores.dev/blog/tower-defense-game---part-7 https://ryanflores.dev/blog/tower-defense-game---part-7 I got resources to generate! Wed, 24 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT rryanflorres@gmail.com (Ryan Flores) Game DevelopmentUnityCSharp https://ryanflores.dev/blog/tower-defense-game---part-8 https://ryanflores.dev/blog/tower-defense-game---part-8 Generators have upgrades now. Thu, 25 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT rryanflorres@gmail.com (Ryan Flores) Game DevelopmentUnityCSharp https://ryanflores.dev/blog/tower-defense-game---part-9 https://ryanflores.dev/blog/tower-defense-game---part-9 Spending Our Hard Earned Resources! Fri, 26 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT rryanflorres@gmail.com (Ryan Flores) Game DevelopmentUnityCSharp https://ryanflores.dev/blog/trustybot---part-1-documentation https://ryanflores.dev/blog/trustybot---part-1-documentation I make slash commands and go over what problems I ran into. Wed, 05 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT rryanflorres@gmail.com (Ryan Flores) CSharpBotDiscordAsync https://ryanflores.dev/blog/using-extension-methods-in-csharp https://ryanflores.dev/blog/using-extension-methods-in-csharp I made use of Extension methods for my Discord bot. Fri, 21 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT rryanflorres@gmail.com (Ryan Flores) CSharpToolingDiscord https://ryanflores.dev/blog/weekly-gamedev-standup-1 https://ryanflores.dev/blog/weekly-gamedev-standup-1 My weekly standup for game development! Mon, 24 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT rryanflorres@gmail.com (Ryan Flores) CSharpUnityGame Development https://ryanflores.dev/blog/weekly-gamedev-standup-2 https://ryanflores.dev/blog/weekly-gamedev-standup-2 My weekly standup for game development! Mon, 31 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT rryanflorres@gmail.com (Ryan Flores) CSharpUnityGame Development https://ryanflores.dev/blog/weekly-gamedev-standup-3 https://ryanflores.dev/blog/weekly-gamedev-standup-3 My weekly standup for game development! Mon, 07 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT rryanflorres@gmail.com (Ryan Flores) CSharpUnityGame Development https://ryanflores.dev/blog/weekly-gamedev-standup-4 https://ryanflores.dev/blog/weekly-gamedev-standup-4 My weekly standup for game development! Sat, 26 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT rryanflorres@gmail.com (Ryan Flores) CSharpUnityGame Development