Animation
Our struggles (and minor wins) with Rive for character animation in 2025
Inspired by Duolingo, we also gave the beta Rive Editor a try to make our AI virtual friends in MindChat come alive. TLDR; It didn't go too well.
AI
AI
Mastra MCP AI Hackathon, and the Illegal Agents pivot
We kicked off April with the first-ever Mastra MCP Hackathon, focused on creating custom MCPs with Illegal Agents. This lead to Illegal Agents pivoting towards the metaverse.
Events
Grayhat at COMPPEC 2025
We always love a place where nerds love to build - no extra fluff. Here's Usama Rashid's narrative on the events which unfolded.
Developer Tools
Creating an MVP for an unofficial v0.dev VS Code Extension clone
The race to generate React UI code in VSCode ensues.
JavaScript
Automatons and AI for JavaScript Junkies
Automatons are the forerunners to AI, but don’t underestimate them. They’re cheap, fast, predictable, and do their job perfectly. What’s the difference? Both AI and Automatons branch out from the Theory of Automata, which is a foundational concept of computing. It sees the world as consequences and