travissisti

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Disasteroids: Building a real time gravity space shooter in 48 hrs (NKO2012)(somethingcoded.net)
6 points by travissisti 14y ago|2 comments
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by travissisti 14y ago
Having read everyone's responses, I think followup question #1 was the most important one: Am I selling myself short by trying to be good at multiple things, when I could be an expert at one? Simply being 'very good' at two or more things i
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by travissisti 14y ago
Thanks for the comments, jorgeleo. I do believe my boss had my best interests in mind, but you're probably right that it's easier to put someone "in a box" than it is reconcile the nuances of someone who evades classification. And hey, I do
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by travissisti 14y ago
I LOVE the idea of the T-shaped person -- that's a fantastic concept, and seems like a great target for my own skill development. Plus, it makes me an even bigger Valve fan than I am already. :) There are certainly many, many skills that go
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by travissisti 14y ago
Ah, good call on Gabriel Weinberg of DuckDuckGo. He is obviously very talented in many areas.
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by travissisti 14y ago
Thanks Kaizyn, this is very encouraging. :) I consider myself very fortunate to have a broad range of options.
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by travissisti 14y ago
Acting as a liaison between teams -- and even between members of the same team -- is something I find myself doing often. Unfortunately, as @idan pointed out, these kinds of things often go unnoticed by management; and even if they are noti
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by travissisti 14y ago
To be fair, I do feel that the people who've suggested I make a choice are looking out for my best interests. I would consider each of these people to be a friend (including my former boss). But I do think you're right that people like to c
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by travissisti 14y ago
It kills me that everything is "5 stars", "10/10", "#1" these days. When everything is special, nothing is special, right? I like how you identify the designer/developer as a role in and of itself; embracing the tension instead of picking a
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by travissisti 14y ago
Great points. I think you're dead-on in your observation that the hybrid's biggest values often go unnoticed. Executives won't see or hear every little thing you do that adds value; interfacing between design and dev is the big one, I agree
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by travissisti 14y ago
Wow, I'm stunned by the response! I expected to get, at most, a handful of comments. Apologies for the delay in responding -- I'll go through and add comments as appropriate. Thanks everyone for the advice, suggestions, and anecdotes!
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Is it possible to become 'excellent' at both design and coding?
79 points by travissisti 14y ago|93 comments