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I love programming and I hate games like Factorio where you're (to a degree) doing the same thing with logical thinking and optimization etc.pp. (I like games a
by wink 5y ago
I love programming and I hate games like Factorio where you're (to a degree) doing the same thing with logical thinking and optimization etc.pp. (I like games and I like puzzles, but this feels like work to me, in a language I hate, with an IDE I hate and with no undo).
At least this article doesn't tell me I will love this and I should play it, unlike all the others. So thumbs up for the article :P
- jimbob45 5y agoI’m in the same boat but I wonder if that’s just because we’re programmers and anything short of perfection is time wasted for us. When you’re first starting out, it feels amazing to input two numbers, add them together, and print them out to the console. When you’re a professional programmer, it feels like you’re wasting time if you’re not defensively coding against future concerns and potential feature needs. Likewise in Factorio, I can’t enjoy success in any part of the game because I feel that any investment in one level could potentially be taking away from planning for the next level. Level, in this case, being the current level of technology researched in the game. I realize that this is irrational but I surely can’t be alone on this.