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Alessandro Belli · Senior web engineer (Laravel / Vue) · Gameplay programmer in Unreal Engine 5
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I write here about what I build: web platforms in Laravel and Vue, and games in Unreal Engine 5 with C++. 10 years of web development, seven of them at the University of Bremen.
Code on GitHub. Hiring or need a freelancer? alessandrobelli.dev
A maze minigame in my UE5 game kept its puzzle across saves, but not across relaunches. The cause: GetTypeHash(FName) hashes a name table slot, not the text. How I fixed it with CRC32 and how to test it.
A maze minigame in my UE5 game kept its puzzle across saves, but not across relaunches. The cause: GetTypeHash(FName) hashes a name table slot, not the text. How I fixed it with CRC32 and how to test it.
Seven years as sole developer of a media diary research platform: Laravel, Vue islands in Blade, a versioned API pinned per study, and modernizing in place while live data collection ran.
I built a spatial, Tetris-style inventory in Unreal. In s&box I deliberately built the opposite: a flat list of stackable slots. Here is the real code, and a solo developer's case for why simpler was the right call.
Production-ready UE5 inventory plugin with multiplayer support. Fragment-based items, spatial grid UI, equipment system. C++ plugin architecture
A project building a web-based sorting tool for researchers. Drag-and-drop tokens, three sorting methods, PDF export. Full-stack with Laravel.
How I built the backend for OpenQDA, a free open-source qualitative data analysis tool helping students and universities avoid expensive software.
In a world obsessed with speed, slowing down is the only way to keep a steady pace. A personal reflection on health, the "initial push," and why I'm finally choosing to put myself first.
Life has been great with me. My writing hobby, and many other hobbies, haven't been active lately. Is that unacceptable?
Import MTG cards into Notion with a Python script using the Notion API. Step-by-step guide, code breakdown, and resources for easy setup.
In the last two months, I found myself using Notion less and less. Specifically, I stopped recording my ROI system and only recorded my tasks. At first, I felt guilty about it. I had created this system, and I felt like I was failing because I wasn't using it to its full potential.
Notability is a versatile note-taking app for iOS that allows users to capture their thoughts, ideas, and notes in various formats.
I write here about what I build: web platforms in Laravel and Vue, and games in Unreal Engine 5 with C++. 10 years of web development, seven of them at the University of Bremen.
Code on GitHub. Hiring or need a freelancer? alessandrobelli.dev