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Yes, the meaning has definitely gotten distorted over the years. There’s also this frustrating tendency for people on forums to reply to questions about engines
by klodolph 7y ago
Yes, the meaning has definitely gotten distorted over the years. There’s also this frustrating tendency for people on forums to reply to questions about engines with advice to not make engines rather than answering the damn question.
It’s another example of how a useful piece of advice gets distilled into a saying, and then the saying turns into a lazy way to make it feel like you’re contributing to the discussion.
- chongli 7y agoThis is where moderation and strong guidelines are absolutely key. HN has a guideline specifically against shallow dismissals. Responding to a sincere question with "make games, don't make engines" would warrant moderator intervention on a place like this.