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Ok, I'll say more strict - I talking about GAMEDEV, not about abstract things. And in GD, code have much less importance than in other fields. As example, I o
by simne 1y ago
Ok, I'll say more strict - I talking about GAMEDEV, not about abstract things.
And in GD, code have much less importance than in other fields.
As example, I once meet amateur of RC-planes, and looking on his setup I asked, why his electronics is so simple, as I understand, he could make much more sophisticated things.
Answer was: "here, I want to be airplane designer, not electronics designer, so I make plane highest priority, and sure, when you will make your plane, you could make electronics priority".
Again, this is not philosophy, this is real thing - in GD language is the least important thing for happiness, in best case it is small obstacle at the way to create game, so the best language could be no language at all.
If you could suggest some way, how it is possible to do platform where programming language hidden deep under the hood, so people just don't use language at all, but things are done, this will be very constructive talk.
- iLemming 1y ago> code have much less importance than in other fields. Although I'm not a game developer anymore (I've done some in the past) I still have hard time believing this sentiment to be true, even today. Game development is interdisciplinary - code, art, design, and audio all matter. But code is definitely not less important than in other software fields; it's just that games also need those other disciplines to succeed. Yes, modern game engines abstract away low-level code and many successful indie games have simple mechanics but great art/design, still, code remains one of the most important aspects of a good game. Physics, collision detection, rendering and graphics optimization, network for multiplayer, AI for NPCs and procedural generation, performance optimization, state management, input handling - all that still needs code.
- simne 1y ago> all that still needs code Nope. It's 2025 outside. Google "Visual Scripting", "Unreal Blueprints". It is now possible to make game literally without writing any STRING of code. Second, with development of AI more and more appearing "no-code" solutions, in some cases even capable deliver app from blueprint painted with pencil on paper.