The Laws of Game Programming

[Leisure Suit Lurie]

http://larc.csci.unt.edu/laws.html

I'm not sure I argee with 2 and 7, but I like 19.

[unknown]

Thats suprisingly true, most of the rules I follow by my own accord.

[Dan Potter]

Yeah, the first third or so of that sounds suspiciously like a Windows programmer's Xtreme Programming manifesto or something. ;)

Why would you have a shortcut to the registry editor, when your brain is hard-coded to Meta-R, regedit, <Enter> like mine is at this point? Those guys are the wannabes!! :)

5&6 are true sometimes, but there's a lot to be said for a real debugger if you know how to use it, too. It can get in your way as a crutch if you're afraid of printf debugging (which is also useful) but it's definitely a useful tool. And "Never be afraid to throw a piece of code out" ought to be supplemented with "never be too quick to throw a piece of working code out, you probably have better things to do".

But I'm probably being too serious here. ;)

[unknown]

34. Enjoy!

[PowerMacX]

35. Profit!

[unknown]

PowerMacX, I disagree. Free games dont have to be bad.

[PowerMacX]

PowerMacX, I disagree. Free games dont have to be bad.

You know, I'm trying to cut down on the number of smilies I use on posts, but apparently I shouldn't... :rolleyes:

Let me rephrase:
35. Profit! ;)

[unknown]

What do you mean, sorry that im stupid... :P

[Josh]

I think the entire list can be condensed into:
1) begin programming
2) ???
3) Profit!

[Leisure Suit Lurie]

I think the entire list can be condensed into:
1) begin programming
2) ???
3) Profit!

Capitalist!
:p

[Dan Potter]

Man... are there no Southpark fans on here or something? :)

[sealfin]

/me is too busy collecting underpants to reply to Dan Potter ;)

[Zwilnik]

The first law of games programming: There are no laws of game programming :)

[Dan Potter]

The first rule of game programming... you do not talk about game programming club. ;)

[unknown]

The second rule of game programming... if its your first time you have to make a MMORPG.

[akb825]

That's how you learn how to program, right? ;)

Rules are all well and good, but I say that you follow your own rules if you're on your own. Whether or not they work is another matter. :p Doesn't matter how you get to the end, as long as you do. When it gets to the point to sell a game, though, that's different... That's the one part that I haven't figured out when I finally get to that point.

[PowerMacX]

The second rule of game programming... if its your first time you have to make a MMORPG.

:lol:
(Although that should have been the Third Rule - 2nd being == 1st ;) )