Owner turnover is inevitable in every online league. In Part 4 of the Road to 1.0 series, I explore why online league recruitment remains one of the biggest challenges facing commissioners and how SimLeaguesPro is being built to improve league discovery, visibility, and long-term league growth. Continue Reading
Most online leagues only feel alive for a few minutes after each sim update. Then the activity fades until the next export deadline. In Part 3 of the Road to 1.0 series, I break down how SimLeaguesPro is being designed around the actual weekly rhythm of online sim leagues — focusing on engagement, visibility, league participation, league discovery, and the experience that happens between sims. Continue Reading
Running an online sim league often feels like unpaid IT support. In Part 2 of the Road to 1.0 series, I break down how SimLeaguesPro is rebuilding league hosting, commissioner tools, cloud report hosting, and team export tracking from the ground up. Continue Reading
If you’ve ever run an OOTP online league, you know the challenge: forums for recruiting, Discord for communication, FTP for league files, and multiple disconnected tools to hold everything together. SimLeaguesPro is a new online sim league platform built to bring league hosting, commissioner tools, fantasy leagues, recruitment, and community features into one connected experience. In Part 1 of the “Road to 1.0” series, longtime commissioner and developer Jeff Fox shares the story behind the platform, the problems it aims to solve, and the vision for the future of online sim leagues. Continue Reading
A real-world look at rebuilding and launching a modern web ecosystem—moving from legacy servers and outdated code to a streamlined, cloud-based platform. This final part of the series highlights the live sites, lessons learned, and what comes next. Continue Reading
This 3-part series chronicles the transition from outdated legacy systems to modern cloud infrastructure. It details the emotional and technical journey of shutting down old websites, embracing current technologies like PHP 8.x and Vanilla JavaScript, and the challenges of setting up a comprehensive development workflow. The final installment will explore the newly launched ecosystem. Continue Reading
Series Guide This 3-part series documents the full journey from retiring an aging legacy setup to rebuilding on modern cloud infrastructure and finally launching the new live sites. Start from the beginning or jump to any part. Part 1: Letting… Continue Reading
OOTP Fantasy League Maintenance Release Version 1.1.1 is available for download. Included in this new are the following changes: Since there are breaking changes to the database, users should delete prior installations of the mod and install a new copy… Continue Reading
OOTP Fantasy League Version 1.0.3 is available for download. Included in this new are the following changes: Since there are breaking changes to the database, users should delete prior installations of the mod and install a new copy of the… Continue Reading
I’m excited today to announce the release of my latest open-source web development project Foxtrot, a digital cryptocurrency wallet application built upon the MEAN stack. It uses Angular for the front-end and NodeJs and Express for the backend. Foxtrot is a… Continue Reading