swarm-game/swarm
Nov 2024 – Feb 2026
14 Months active
Languages Used
HaskellC++Emacs LispMarkdownVimscriptYAMLyamlSwarmScript
Technical Skills
Data StructuresFunctional ProgrammingHashingHaskellSerializationText Editor Development
Brent Yorgey
PROFILE
Brent Yorgey
Brent Yorgey led development on the swarm-game/swarm repository, delivering 58 features and 9 bug fixes over 14 months. He architected core gameplay systems, compiler enhancements, and onboarding flows, focusing on type safety, serialization, and scenario design. Using Haskell and C++, Brent implemented a recursive, cycle-aware import system, optimized world generation and rendering, and introduced compile-time defaults for type handling. His work included robust error handling, CI modernization, and UI improvements that prioritized user experience and maintainability. Brent’s contributions demonstrated depth in functional programming, language design, and backend development, resulting in a more reliable, scalable, and developer-friendly codebase.
Overall Statistics
Feature vs Bugs
87%Features
Repository Contributions
103Total
Bugs
9
Commits
103
Features
58
Lines of code
25,713
Activity Months14
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7 peopleWork History
February 2026
2 Commits • 2 Features
Feb 1, 2026February 2026 (2026-02) highlights two key feature improvements in swarm, aligning with performance, UX, and maintainability goals. The team delivered a compile-time default mechanism to improve type handling and reduce run-time overhead, and reworked the UI to prioritize Active goals with accompanying documentation for future clarity. No major bugs were recorded in this period.
2 Commits • 2 Features
Feb 1, 2026February 2026 (2026-02) highlights two key feature improvements in swarm, aligning with performance, UX, and maintainability goals. The team delivered a compile-time default mechanism to improve type handling and reduce run-time overhead, and reworked the UI to prioritize Active goals with accompanying documentation for future clarity. No major bugs were recorded in this period.
February 2026
January 2026
3 Commits • 2 Features
Jan 1, 2026January 2026 (Month: 2026-01) — Delivered a comprehensive upgrade to the swarm import system and an organizational refresh of demo scenarios, delivering clear business value and technical gains. Key improvements include a recursive, cycle-aware import construct with multiple import paths, enhanced error reporting and type-safety in term processing, and a migration away from the run workflow toward import-driven execution. The runtime was modernized by removing IO from the engine and introducing new effects for mutable global cache and current time, reducing runtime surface area and improving determinism. Import syntax was clarified and modularized, with anchors like ~swarm to simplify data-dir access. Demo content was reorganized under a unified Demo category to improve discoverability and enable quicker onboarding for new contributors. These changes collectively reduce debugging friction, improve maintainability, and enable safer, faster delivery of features to customers.
January 2026
3 Commits • 2 Features
Jan 1, 2026January 2026 (Month: 2026-01) — Delivered a comprehensive upgrade to the swarm import system and an organizational refresh of demo scenarios, delivering clear business value and technical gains. Key improvements include a recursive, cycle-aware import construct with multiple import paths, enhanced error reporting and type-safety in term processing, and a migration away from the run workflow toward import-driven execution. The runtime was modernized by removing IO from the engine and introducing new effects for mutable global cache and current time, reducing runtime surface area and improving determinism. Import syntax was clarified and modularized, with anchors like ~swarm to simplify data-dir access. Demo content was reorganized under a unified Demo category to improve discoverability and enable quicker onboarding for new contributors. These changes collectively reduce debugging friction, improve maintainability, and enable safer, faster delivery of features to customers.
November 2025
12 Commits • 4 Features
Nov 1, 2025November 2025 (month: 2025-11) delivered UX, tooling, and release-process improvements for Swarm with measurable business value. Key features delivered include categorized Challenges UX (Story/Algorithmic/Logic/Mechanics) with a new recursion-based loops tutorial; CLI tooling for syntax/type validation via swarm check and version-aware formatting with swarm format --v0.7; and a comprehensive Release Process upgrade (0.8.0.0) plus updated documentation and BREAKING tag support. Internal tooling and tests cleanup strengthened CI stability and dependency health by aligning Mergify rules, upgrading dependencies (brick, vty, QuickCheck), and reorganizing integration tests, while pruning non-viable features. These efforts reduce onboarding time, enable automated quality checks, and improve release reliability for faster, safer product delivery.
12 Commits • 4 Features
Nov 1, 2025November 2025 (month: 2025-11) delivered UX, tooling, and release-process improvements for Swarm with measurable business value. Key features delivered include categorized Challenges UX (Story/Algorithmic/Logic/Mechanics) with a new recursion-based loops tutorial; CLI tooling for syntax/type validation via swarm check and version-aware formatting with swarm format --v0.7; and a comprehensive Release Process upgrade (0.8.0.0) plus updated documentation and BREAKING tag support. Internal tooling and tests cleanup strengthened CI stability and dependency health by aligning Mergify rules, upgrading dependencies (brick, vty, QuickCheck), and reorganizing integration tests, while pruning non-viable features. These efforts reduce onboarding time, enable automated quality checks, and improve release reliability for faster, safer product delivery.
November 2025
October 2025
7 Commits • 4 Features
Oct 1, 2025Monthly summary for 2025-10 focusing on delivering feature improvements, enhanced search relevance, and robust CI/test and IO reliability. Key contributions across swarm-game/swarm include AST-level changes to preserve record literal field order with LocVar tracking, enhanced inventory search results, automatic discovery of test scenarios in CI, and centralized IO/resource handling and path normalization, driving higher data correctness, developer productivity, and faster feedback loops.
October 2025
7 Commits • 4 Features
Oct 1, 2025Monthly summary for 2025-10 focusing on delivering feature improvements, enhanced search relevance, and robust CI/test and IO reliability. Key contributions across swarm-game/swarm include AST-level changes to preserve record literal field order with LocVar tracking, enhanced inventory search results, automatic discovery of test scenarios in CI, and centralized IO/resource handling and path normalization, driving higher data correctness, developer productivity, and faster feedback loops.
August 2025
4 Commits • 4 Features
Aug 1, 2025August 2025 — Swarm: Delivered performance and community/contributors enhancements with a focus on smoother gameplay, onboarding, and engagement. Key features delivered: (1) Smooth Frame Rate at Higher Speeds — increased max frame rate from 30 to 35 FPS and adjusted frame-sending delay to prevent tick drops, improving visual smoothness during faster game speeds; (2) Discord Community Badge in README — added a Discord badge linking to the Swarm server to boost community onboarding and engagement; (3) Put That Back! — New Welder Unequip Achievement — introduced an unlockable gameplay achievement with definition and unlock logic; (4) Contributor Onboarding Docs Update — improved onboarding for contributors by adding links to module guide and Haddock docs in CONTRIBUTING.md. No major bugs fixed this month (no bug-fix entries provided).
4 Commits • 4 Features
Aug 1, 2025August 2025 — Swarm: Delivered performance and community/contributors enhancements with a focus on smoother gameplay, onboarding, and engagement. Key features delivered: (1) Smooth Frame Rate at Higher Speeds — increased max frame rate from 30 to 35 FPS and adjusted frame-sending delay to prevent tick drops, improving visual smoothness during faster game speeds; (2) Discord Community Badge in README — added a Discord badge linking to the Swarm server to boost community onboarding and engagement; (3) Put That Back! — New Welder Unequip Achievement — introduced an unlockable gameplay achievement with definition and unlock logic; (4) Contributor Onboarding Docs Update — improved onboarding for contributors by adding links to module guide and Haddock docs in CONTRIBUTING.md. No major bugs fixed this month (no bug-fix entries provided).
August 2025
July 2025
12 Commits • 7 Features
Jul 1, 2025July 2025 summary for swarm-game/swarm: Delivered key features across rendering, UX, and gameplay tooling, while tightening language safety and CI reliability. Highlights include performance-driven rendering with direct vty Image creation and dynamic UI redraws; clearer tutorials through consistent entity naming and known-entity marking; REPL enhancements for cursor-aware completion and auto-quote insertion; TUI inventory search UX refinement; combustion support in the recipe graph; and refactors enabling delayed evaluation of instant/atomic commands. These changes reduce onboarding friction, accelerate iteration cycles, and improve build reliability.
July 2025
12 Commits • 7 Features
Jul 1, 2025July 2025 summary for swarm-game/swarm: Delivered key features across rendering, UX, and gameplay tooling, while tightening language safety and CI reliability. Highlights include performance-driven rendering with direct vty Image creation and dynamic UI redraws; clearer tutorials through consistent entity naming and known-entity marking; REPL enhancements for cursor-aware completion and auto-quote insertion; TUI inventory search UX refinement; combustion support in the recipe graph; and refactors enabling delayed evaluation of instant/atomic commands. These changes reduce onboarding friction, accelerate iteration cycles, and improve build reliability.
June 2025
13 Commits • 7 Features
Jun 1, 2025June 2025 — Consolidated a targeted set of bug fixes, features, and maintenance in swarm-game/swarm, delivering improvements to type resolution, read command capabilities, and UX, while laying groundwork for the 0.7 release and gameplay enhancements.
13 Commits • 7 Features
Jun 1, 2025June 2025 — Consolidated a targeted set of bug fixes, features, and maintenance in swarm-game/swarm, delivering improvements to type resolution, read command capabilities, and UX, while laying groundwork for the 0.7 release and gameplay enhancements.
June 2025
May 2025
6 Commits • 3 Features
May 1, 2025May 2025 performance summary for swarm-game/swarm: Delivered key player-facing features, improved robustness, and infrastructure hygiene; drives engagement and stability.
May 2025
6 Commits • 3 Features
May 1, 2025May 2025 performance summary for swarm-game/swarm: Delivered key player-facing features, improved robustness, and infrastructure hygiene; drives engagement and stability.
April 2025
7 Commits • 5 Features
Apr 1, 2025April 2025: Delivered stability improvements, tooling enhancements, and language-ecosystem upgrades for swarm. Focused on addressing runtime reliability, modernizing CI, expanding contributor recognition, and enabling advanced language features with improved onboarding for new users.
7 Commits • 5 Features
Apr 1, 2025April 2025: Delivered stability improvements, tooling enhancements, and language-ecosystem upgrades for swarm. Focused on addressing runtime reliability, modernizing CI, expanding contributor recognition, and enabling advanced language features with improved onboarding for new users.
April 2025
March 2025
8 Commits • 3 Features
Mar 1, 2025March 2025 (2025-03) monthly summary for swarm-game/swarm: Delivered feature-driven improvements, performance optimizations, and gameplay safety enhancements that improve early-game consistency, reduce runtime overhead, and enhance player progression. Business value includes faster iterations, lower memory usage, and a more reliable onboarding experience.
March 2025
8 Commits • 3 Features
Mar 1, 2025March 2025 (2025-03) monthly summary for swarm-game/swarm: Delivered feature-driven improvements, performance optimizations, and gameplay safety enhancements that improve early-game consistency, reduce runtime overhead, and enhance player progression. Business value includes faster iterations, lower memory usage, and a more reliable onboarding experience.
February 2025
7 Commits • 4 Features
Feb 1, 2025February 2025 monthly summary for swarm-game/swarm. Focused on stability, onboarding, and code quality. Delivered robust world loading error handling with precise failure reporting, onboarding improvements via auto-start of the first unsolved tutorial, and standardization of wall entities. Completed broad code-quality work across documentation, AST handling, and DSL formatting. These changes reduce maintenance costs, speed triage, and improve first-run experience for new users.
7 Commits • 4 Features
Feb 1, 2025February 2025 monthly summary for swarm-game/swarm. Focused on stability, onboarding, and code quality. Delivered robust world loading error handling with precise failure reporting, onboarding improvements via auto-start of the first unsolved tutorial, and standardization of wall entities. Completed broad code-quality work across documentation, AST handling, and DSL formatting. These changes reduce maintenance costs, speed triage, and improve first-run experience for new users.
February 2025
January 2025
11 Commits • 4 Features
Jan 1, 2025Monthly performance snapshot for 2025-01 (swarm-game/swarm). The month focused on delivering new gameplay content, strengthening data integrity, and improving operator experience through UI and global event improvements. Highlights include a new Flower Count Challenge with complete scenario scaffolding, targeted bug fixes to ensure reliability and consistent command semantics, and notable API safety and UX refinements.
January 2025
11 Commits • 4 Features
Jan 1, 2025Monthly performance snapshot for 2025-01 (swarm-game/swarm). The month focused on delivering new gameplay content, strengthening data integrity, and improving operator experience through UI and global event improvements. Highlights include a new Flower Count Challenge with complete scenario scaffolding, targeted bug fixes to ensure reliability and consistent command semantics, and notable API safety and UX refinements.
December 2024
9 Commits • 8 Features
Dec 1, 2024December 2024 monthly summary for swarm (swarm-game/swarm). Focused on delivering developer experience improvements, stack stability, and data model refinements that reduce debugging time and improve CI reliability. Key outcomes include enhancements to type error context, modernization of GHC-related CI and installation flow, new data read capabilities, and correctness fixes around entity customization and color handling. The work drives faster onboarding for new contributors and smoother runtime behavior in both local and CI environments.
9 Commits • 8 Features
Dec 1, 2024December 2024 monthly summary for swarm (swarm-game/swarm). Focused on delivering developer experience improvements, stack stability, and data model refinements that reduce debugging time and improve CI reliability. Key outcomes include enhancements to type error context, modernization of GHC-related CI and installation flow, new data read capabilities, and correctness fixes around entity customization and color handling. The work drives faster onboarding for new contributors and smoother runtime behavior in both local and CI environments.
December 2024
November 2024
2 Commits • 1 Features
Nov 1, 2024Monthly work summary for 2024-11 focusing on key accomplishments in the swarm repository.
November 2024
2 Commits • 1 Features
Nov 1, 2024Monthly work summary for 2024-11 focusing on key accomplishments in the swarm repository.
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Quality Metrics
Correctness94.4%
Maintainability91.4%
Architecture91.4%
Performance86.2%
AI Usage20.8%
Skills & Technologies
Programming Languages
C++CabalEmacs LispGit IgnoreHaskellJSONJavaScriptMarkdownShellSwarmScript
Technical Skills
API DesignAST ManipulationAbstract Syntax TreesAchievement SystemsAutomationBackend DevelopmentBug FixingBuild SystemsCI/CDCI/CD ConfigurationChallenge DesignChangelog ManagementCode ClarityCode ConsistencyCode Documentation
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