advice_giver

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   by advice_giver 9y ago

   Yeah, I see this all over these indie game dev posts. Highest priority is writing your own engine and solving some deep but tertiary technical problem. Whether the core mechanics are fun or not is whatever. It's truly BPDD (blog pos
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   by advice_giver 9y ago

   This blog post and the comments here are amazing. In no other software field but indie game dev does spending a year trying to build your own toolset instead of $ACTUAL_PRODUCT_THAT_MAKES_MONEY draw praise.
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   by advice_giver 10y ago

   Here's the thing: I seriously doubt you actually love your company or your job. Instead, you're comfortable. You're not challenged and you're flagrantly underpaid in a great tech city. I would guess someone decent with
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   by advice_giver 11y ago

   I was once in the same situation. If you want to be paid market value, stop whining and go get it. What's the point of sitting around being mad. You have some choices. Wait for the next big project, then ask for a fair raise, and fo
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   by advice_giver 11y ago

   Agree with all of this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10898689 It sounds like you are forcing your individual habits and preferences as an engineer on your team. I'm sure if you think back to being an IC, you w