GamedevKevin

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Irish C/C++ programmer. I like working on and talking about games
He/him
Gaeilge agus fáilte! ☘
GamedevKevinMar 15
LiaMar 15
Hello Mastodon, I'm still mostly not on here because learning a new platform takes braincells I don't have, but I'm told you might enjoy this screed. Also available in French, and the blog's got a RSS feed if you wish to keep tabs on it!
https://lia-sae.net/articles/2026/02/code-is-a-wedge.html
Lia's blog - Code is a wedge and programmers are tools

Get the hammer.

Lia's blog
GamedevKevinDec 30, 2024
JPDec 30, 2024
https://www.joewintergreen.com/what-i-reckon-about-yellow-paint @joe_wintergreen on yellow paint and the danger of teaching players things in ways that just make your job harder and your game worse
what i reckon about yellow paint – joe wintergreen internet zone

GamedevKevinSep 27, 2024
Every now and then Astro Bot does something that blows my mind haha
GamedevKevinFeb 28, 2024
Remap RadioFeb 28, 2024
At business school they teach you the classical methods of delivering value, secrets lost to us for centuries. https://remapradio.com/articles/pivot-to-decimation/
Pivot to Decimation

SUBJECT: Difficult News About Our Indomitable Roman Legion

Remap
GamedevKevinSep 17, 2023
Tom FrancisSep 17, 2023

Wrote a post about the Unity thing, on:

- Why this is a disaster even if the new terms don't sting you

- How it traps devs in our position

- Why walking it back could still (mostly) fix it

https://www.pentadact.com/2023-09-16-unitys-trap/

Unity’s Trap - a post on Tom Francis' blog