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Yeah, what an ass. Oh wait, that's me! I did call it my self-aggrandizing blog at one point. In retrospect I think I mostly wrote it to vent about the pain and

Yeah, what an ass. Oh wait, that's me! I did call it my self-aggrandizing blog at one point. In retrospect I think I mostly wrote it to vent about the pain and awfulness of crunch culture. I'll seek a therapist in future, and hope you'll forgive my trespasses.

moonshinefe 4y ago
It didn't come across as overly boastful to me. It was very interesting, and also on a related note thanks for helping make those sweet games. Warcraft/Diablo/Starcraft blew my mind as a kid and were a huge part of my childhood, they played a major role in getting me into computers.
roomey 4y ago
A unique voice is what makes the post an interesting read. Speaking about your own achievments does not lessen my achievements. Thak you for the post I found it enjoyable.
imron 4y ago
Through StarCraft, you were responsible for bringing countless hours of enjoyment to me and my friends, not to mention millions of others around the world. I don’t mind if you’re a little boastful. Thanks for all the fun!
stavrus 4y ago
For what it's worth, I hope you do end up writing more posts in the future. It's easy to overlook or forget the pains and lows of projects in hindsight, especially for particularly successful ones like the ones you've worked on. Your blog posts have been some of my favorites because they don't gloss over the sacrifices required for those successes, a reality that Blizzard's historically secretive culture tended to hide a lot of. Your work more than speaks for itself, and you've definitely earned the right to be boastful of it. I was actually excited to see your blog domain pop up on HN today, only to find out it was to an old post. You have a ton of valuable insight and knowledge into games and project management and I hope that commenters like the one you replied to don't put you off from sharing that with the world.
dada78641 4y ago
Thanks for your work on Starcraft. It's given me a ton of fun over the years and I'm actually playing a tournament game in Remastered this weekend. I actually really wish we had our hands on some of the earliest builds, even the "orcs in space" ones. I've been playing this game for so long that I'm curious how exactly the final version of it was beaten into shape over time, and how different it feels to play over its development period.
uw_rob 4y ago
Thank you for your work on StarCraft. The level of depth to the game and my endless fascination into how it worked was my inspiration for becoming a software engineer. Your blog is definitely a good reminder that it was built by humans too.
42e6e8c8-f7b8-4 4y ago
"Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it is thinking of yourself less" — Rick Warren You can be a central and large contributor on a project and know it. If you lord over other people with that knowledge and position and flex to stroke your ego, that's pride and arrogance.

moonshinefe 4y ago

It didn't come across as overly boastful to me. It was very interesting, and also on a related note thanks for helping make those sweet games. Warcraft/Diablo/Starcraft blew my mind as a kid and were a huge part of my childhood, they played a major role in getting me into computers.

roomey 4y ago

A unique voice is what makes the post an interesting read. Speaking about your own achievments does not lessen my achievements. Thak you for the post I found it enjoyable.

imron 4y ago

Through StarCraft, you were responsible for bringing countless hours of enjoyment to me and my friends, not to mention millions of others around the world. I don’t mind if you’re a little boastful. Thanks for all the fun!

stavrus 4y ago

For what it's worth, I hope you do end up writing more posts in the future. It's easy to overlook or forget the pains and lows of projects in hindsight, especially for particularly successful ones like the ones you've worked on. Your blog posts have been some of my favorites because they don't gloss over the sacrifices required for those successes, a reality that Blizzard's historically secretive culture tended to hide a lot of. Your work more than speaks for itself, and you've definitely earned the right to be boastful of it. I was actually excited to see your blog domain pop up on HN today, only to find out it was to an old post. You have a ton of valuable insight and knowledge into games and project management and I hope that commenters like the one you replied to don't put you off from sharing that with the world.

dada78641 4y ago

Thanks for your work on Starcraft. It's given me a ton of fun over the years and I'm actually playing a tournament game in Remastered this weekend. I actually really wish we had our hands on some of the earliest builds, even the "orcs in space" ones. I've been playing this game for so long that I'm curious how exactly the final version of it was beaten into shape over time, and how different it feels to play over its development period.

uw_rob 4y ago

Thank you for your work on StarCraft. The level of depth to the game and my endless fascination into how it worked was my inspiration for becoming a software engineer. Your blog is definitely a good reminder that it was built by humans too.

42e6e8c8-f7b8-4 4y ago

"Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it is thinking of yourself less" — Rick Warren You can be a central and large contributor on a project and know it. If you lord over other people with that knowledge and position and flex to stroke your ego, that's pride and arrogance.