I Can See The Pixels: Designing Cross-Stitch Patterns in OCaml - Mindy Preston - FUN OCaml 2025

I Can See The Pixels: Designing Cross-Stitch Patterns in OCaml Mindy Preston (yomimono) ABSTRACT I was unsatisfied with existing cross-stitch pattern generating software, which was mostly structured like pixel-based paint programs. Those programs with support for very common operations like tiling borders were locked behind paywalls. I decided to write my own in OCaml, and I've been using it to design cross-stitch patterns since 2019. I'll talk a bit about the joy of making the Exact Right Tool, the anguish of abandoned experiments, and the ambiguous pleasure of monetizing art. Session page: https://fun-ocaml.com/2025/i-can-see-the-pixels/ Connect with FUN OCaml: Twitter: https://x.com/FunOCaml Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/fun-ocaml.com #ocaml --- Big Thanks(TM) go to our generous sponsors who made FUN OCaml possible! * Octra Labs - https://octra.org/ - Platinum Sponsor * Ahrefs - https://ahrefs.com/ - Platinum Sponsor * Dialo - https://dialo.ai/ - Gold Sponsor * LexiFi