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Just found "Handmade Hero" last weekend and now this. Programmer's dream

• faitswulff 8y ago
  How does one approach watching Handmade Hero? There's just so much content...
  • fermienrico 8y ago
    Think it is a problem but every other resource in game development is summarized, organized and bookish. Handmade Hero is unique in that it is: - Real time, watching a dude program a game - He speaks his though process, stumbles, gets up and resolves issues - Community interaction as they progress through the game All, at the expense of content bloat. I think its popularity has spoken for itself in that Handmade Hero is a totally unique form of education.
    • johnc1231 8y ago
      Is there any video somewhere of the actual game the handmade hero series builds up to? I would want to know the goal before jumping in
      • AnIdiotOnTheNet 8y ago
        The game is still actively in development. It isn't just a clone of some other game, it's a new game and the actual design of the game is another part of the project that's evolving as the engine is built.
        • smrq 8y ago
          To be honest, I think this is the primary weakness of Handmade Hero. Casey is plainly a more talented programmer than designer, and his missteps in the latter domain felt to me more like wasted time than valuable experience. This is why I stopped watching somewhere between episode 200 and 300.
          • db48x 8y ago
            Backtracking, experimenting, and changing your mind is part of the game development process. No game ever ends up being exactly what the designers imagined at the start.