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Welcome to Drygast.NET – be brave enough to suck at something new!

Welcome to Drygast.NET – the premier destination for bitter old coders! Here you'll find articles about coding and all its intricacies and glories. My goal with this site is to write new articles when I have something meaningful or amusing to say, supplement videos on my YouTube channel and publish a couple of small games for you to play. Regardless of why you're here - welcome! I sincerely hope you find something interesting and useful!


Latest blog posts

November 21, 2025 - Drygast

How to install MySQL Workbench on Linux Mint 22

After stumbling through this process once before, I decided to write up a simple guide for installing MySQL Workbench on Linux Mint 22.2. If nothing else, future me will thank me.
June 29, 2025 - Drygast

Old man tries to make a game

Is game-dev for me? I don't know, but I'm gonna find out.
April 10, 2025 - Drygast

Swapping drives in a Synology DS918+

From 3x3TB to 4x4TB in a RAID5.

Blog categories

How To
Basics
Database
Game Dev
MySQL
Software Dev

Latest games

January 31, 2026

Cornelius Coins: Another Flip

Earn 1 trillion by flipping coins!
January 20, 2026

Country Guesser - the game

Higher or lower? Try to get as high a streak as possible comparing population or land area.
December 07, 2025

Cornelius Coins: First Flip

Flip the coin 15 times in a row to win!

Latest Quizzes

The Simpsons - Quiz 3
January 03, 2026

The Simpsons - Quiz 3

The Simpsons - Quiz 2
January 03, 2026

The Simpsons - Quiz 2

The Simpsons - Quiz 1
January 03, 2026

The Simpsons - Quiz 1

Random dev info of the day
Version Control
A system that tracks changes in source code, enabling collaboration among multiple developers, and providing a history of modifications, commonly using tools like Git.
I also cook occasionally!