5. Code Quality Is Overrated *controversial take incoming*
Clean architecture that I'd demand in the backend? Often counterproductive for solo gamedev. Speed of iteration > perfect code. Sometimes it’s ok to break the rules.
Read the full article here: https://t.co/RB4J9cKmlc
As an experienced backend developer, I thought building a game would be straightforward.
Turns out, I had a lot to learn. Here are 5 unexpected things I discovered while trying indie game development.
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4. Micro-Optimizations Are Not Micro Anymore
Things like object pooling and avoiding excessive memory allocations suddenly matter, because your code runs 60 times per second on a slow device. The mindset shift is real.
"The Nazi's entered this war on the rather childish delusion that they were going to bomb everybody and nobody was going to bomb them." - Sir Arthur "Bomber" Harris
🔴 Russian forces continue their terror campaign of 'human safari' in Kherson, targeting civilians with FPV drones.
This time, civilians repairing the roof of an already damaged building were the target.