Microsoft .NET 10 Updates for Autodesk 3ds Max and Maya

Microsoft has announced that support for .NET 8 and .NET 9 will end on November 10, 2026. After this date, Microsoft will no longer provide servicing…

Aug 12 • Allan Koech

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Porting Explode Geometry to Python: Life After MaxPlus

For years, one of the friendlier ways to learn the 3ds Max API in Python was the Explode Geometry sample.

Aug 5 • Allan Koech

July 2026

Setting Up 3ds Max 2027 SDK Development with Visual Studio 2026

Visual Studio 2026 landed in late 2025, and if you write plugins for 3ds Max, the first question is the obvious one: can I move my development…

Jul 31 • Allan Koech

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Singleton to Dependency Injection: A C++ Refactor

Notes from the v0.4.x refactor — why MantisBase is deleting its most convenient global.

Jul 26 • Allan Koech

MantisBase v0.3.6 Release

A Cleaner, More Consistent API

Jul 1 • Allan Koech

June 2026

To Port or Not to Port: C++ to Rust, and the Trap of the 90% Demo

Ownership was never in the source code. That's the whole migration — and it's exactly the part the demo skips.

Jun 28 • Allan Koech

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May 2026

MantisBase is Moving to Rust

There is no shortage of "rewrite it in Rust" stories on the internet.

May 18 • Allan K. Koech

April 2026

What’s new in 3ds Max 2027?

Originally posted here:

Apr 13 • Allan K. Koech

February 2026

MantisBase v0.3.4 — Admin Upgrades, Bug Fixes & Docker Updates

We're shipping v0.3.4 today with a handful of quality-of-life improvements, a cleaner configuration story, and a few important bug fixes.

Feb 26 • Allan K. Koech

MantisBase Devlog #1—We're Live

If you've been following along, you know I've been busy building MantisBase for a while now.

Feb 26 • Allan K. Koech

MantisBase v0.3.3: Real-Time Database Updates with Server-Sent Events

February 4, 2026 — We're excited to announce the release of MantisBase v0.3.3, bringing real-time database capabilities to this lightweight…

Feb 3 • Allan K. Koech

November 2025

Smart Living & Leadership: Designing for Tomorrow

The second edition of the Smart Living & Tech Leadership Conference 2025 ran for two days, with intense, future-focused dialogue.

Nov 13, 2025 • Allan K. Koech