Scott Downie

Senior Director Technology at @taggames, @scopely. Closet Strictly fan. Outrageous shorts. Pictionary champion.

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@taggames Will tell you Monday 👀

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@innesmck Nailed it! I think at one time we've all fallen into the programmer trap of trying to "simplify" fundamental complexity at the product level by adding a shit load of complexity at the code level 😅

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@FlohOfWoe @ForrestTheWoods @tsoding Yeah, feels like part of the discourse is failing to draw a distinction between lifetimes in the design domain and lifespans of the object in memory? It's possible, and actually desirable, to decouple the two so an object can "die" in the game but persist in memory

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You optimise from a baseline, you can't "optimise" a family saloon into an F1 car

[Tag Games, a Scopely Studio @taggames]

Spotlight on a new role we have open for a Senior BackEnd Engineer: https://t.co/Np2p3qsU44 #newrole #backendengineer #engineering

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@taggames Bet that Wham one is 🤌. If it's still there next week I'm tanning it

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Great blog by one of our talented engineers about setting a team (and a codebase) up for success by aligning on pillars

[Tag Games, a Scopely Studio @taggames]

The much awaited second instalment of our engineering blog is now live!

In this blog, Jack, one of our game programmers, discusses how we’ve used code pillars to build alignment within our teams.

Check it out here: https://t.co/KCaBNToYbt

[Tag Games, a Scopely Studio @taggames]

Looking for your next challenge?

We're looking for a Senior Game Designer to join our team.
Join us and you'll be playing an instrumental part in creating a world-leading, cross-platform IP.

Apply here ➡️ https://t.co/wksmdxJGM0

#taggames #scopely #hiring

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Was great fun. It was actually mostly sunny, but at one point was both gloriously sunny and pouring with rain 🤷🏻‍♂️

[Tag Games, a Scopely Studio @taggames]

It wouldn't be a traditional Scottish BBQ without a little bit of rain! Despite the wet weather, it was great to have so many of our staff in Dundee enjoying some great food and great fun!

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Can't even begin to explain why those are the things on my desk 🙈

[Tag Games, a Scopely Studio @taggames]

Our engineering team is excited to spill all the tea on the learning they have taken from their experience over the years! Brace yourself for an epic series of blogs!

Up first is Architecting #1 - Responding to change.

Check it out here ➡️ https://t.co/RYwe5Ur5vn

#taggames

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@mdf200 Where does the snail start?

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@Sojha I feel this. Cannot count the number of times my typing is randomly consumed by another window. Sometimes I catch myself shouting at the window like it's an unwelcome guest

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Feel free to reach out if you are interested and want more details

[Tag Games, a Scopely Studio @taggames]

Do you dream of creating and delivering features to millions of gamers worldwide? Well, we've got good news for you- join us and you'll be playing an instrumental part in creating a world-leading, cross-platform IP.

Apply here ➡️https://t.co/zFKYMnXuuU

#taggames #gamedev

[Tag Games, a Scopely Studio @taggames]

Come and join the Tag Team!

➡️ Server Engineer
📍 Dundee / Hybrid Remote

We're looking for an experienced Game Server Engineer who will play an instrumental part in creating and delivering features to a world-leading, cross platform IP played by millions of gamers.

#taggames

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@taggames Looking sharp 😍

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@croloris Can't tell you how excited I am to see this 😅 but also, as someone who uses a lot of SoA, face-palming at not knowing about MultiArrayList until now

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@raspofabs Really enjoyed that chapter. I think the whole "generalisation leads to more generalisation" accounts for a lot of that rabbit-holing where you lose sight of what you were trying to achieve in the first place

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@HyperLuminalUK Congratulations Donald 🥳

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An opportunity to have a real impact and work with a great team

[Tag Games, a Scopely Studio @taggames]

Are you looking for a new challenge?

➡️ Engineering Manager
📍 Dundee / Hybrid Remote

We are looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to lead, inspire and motivate our talented Engineering team. 🙌

Find out more at: https://t.co/eYF6RXcEa7

#taggames #taglife #gamedev

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@ScottH87 @Mungry I saw on Martin Lewis that bills have essentially been nationised in the sense all companies are charging the same based on the cap. Comparisons sites not doing comparisons because they are all the same. What a time to be alive