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   Cassidy James :eos: :gg: :fh: (cassidy@mastodon.blaede.family)'s status on Saturday, 14-Dec-2024 03:47:23 JST Cassidy James :eos: :gg: :fh:

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   Another is in approach to cleverness: I was taught that being clever was not actually a good thing in software development; it's more important to do things clearly and in a maintainable fashion—even if there are mild performance downsides.

   In game development, it skews much further in the other direction: the player’s experience is *all* that matters. Take as many clever shortcuts along the way to eke out as many frames as possible—after all, you don’t have to maintain it once it’s shipped!