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> This is a way more common situation than the one you're describing (John Carmack) FWIW i remember reading that Carmack didn't really document nor explain his
by Crinus 7y ago
> This is a way more common situation than the one you're describing (John Carmack)
FWIW i remember reading that Carmack didn't really document nor explain his code and all people who bought id's engines got was a single day to ask questions about it to him and that was it.
On the other hand for the vast majority of its life, id was a very small studio (IIRC the entire team who made Doom 3 was just 21 people - this includes programmers, artists, designers, etc) so chances are if someone wanted something they'd just ask him directly. I also remember a comment about programmers at id not having meetings and decisions were taken in informal discussions.
- spion 7y agoYeah I've often wondered if many of the heroes we celebrate might be heroes by means of being at least a bit selfish and less of an ideal team player :) Its interesting to read that that might be the case even with J.C. An amazing engineer who is also an extremely strong team player is less likely to be that noticeable because the contrast between them and the people around them tends to disappear in those situations.