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Haha, cool! My developer career also started with gaming. The StarCraft map/script editor was my entry drug.

• markus_zhang 5y ago
  Back then I spent a hell lot of time trying to figure out how Blizzard managed to order corsairs to cast spells on certain area. Years later figured out there was an internal functionality not exposed to outsiders.
• vlunkr 5y ago
  I didn't do actual scripting there, but through the gui you could set up events to happen on various triggers. That really sparked something in me.
  • k__ 5y ago
    yes, same for me.
• galangalalgol 5y ago
  I already knew a few languages, but I credit quake C for teaching me to code at scale and work in large code bases, as well as tipping me towards a software/firmware career vs biochem.
• 8n4vidtmkvmk 5y ago
  Ditto. my most popular map was probably Toads turret defense