I think a lot of people get into game development to go back in time to their early experiences of computing. Before all the enterprise projects, before all the

I think a lot of people get into game development to go back in time to their early experiences of computing. Before all the enterprise projects, before all the tools and frameworks, before all the tiring interactions with people and teams and managers and customers. Just an empty BASIC prompt, just a blank C file. It’s a search for a blank slate, open to infinite creative possibilities, before the world put everything in boxes within boxes within boxes and drained much of the joy from these magical machines. Finishing a game is coming back up for air, who’d want that?