Braid itself was novel because it took game state and made it immutable, immutability often needs a lot of consideration This is definitely speculation on my p

Braid itself was novel because it took game state and made it immutable, immutability often needs a lot of consideration This is definitely speculation on my part but maybe he didn't become a coder focused on his craft because of the finances afforded to him from Braid, maybe he created Braid a quality game because he was a coder focused on his craft?