Comments on: Let’s Make a Game Engine! http://www.entertainingcode.com/archives/lets-make-a-game-engine/ Coding and the games industry Sat, 10 Jul 2010 08:04:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Kevin http://www.entertainingcode.com/archives/lets-make-a-game-engine/comment-page-1/#comment-315 Kevin Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:44:19 +0000 http://www.entertainingcode.com/?p=248#comment-315 One word: Agile. Perhaps a little more specific, "extreme programming". 1. Get it working (as primative as necessary) ASAP, "end to end". 2. For any task, do the absolute minimum necessary. 3. Plan on throwing any piece away and starting over. See "Extreme Programming Explained" by Beck. In a personal project, you are your own customer and pair programming is probably not going to happen, but otherwise the main principles of XP seem to fit. Kevin One word: Agile.

Perhaps a little more specific, “extreme programming”.

1. Get it working (as primative as necessary) ASAP, “end to end”.
2. For any task, do the absolute minimum necessary.
3. Plan on throwing any piece away and starting over.

See “Extreme Programming Explained” by Beck.

In a personal project, you are your own customer and pair programming is probably not going to happen, but otherwise the main principles of XP seem to fit.

Kevin

]]> By: Darren http://www.entertainingcode.com/archives/lets-make-a-game-engine/comment-page-1/#comment-224 Darren Sat, 11 Apr 2009 21:47:51 +0000 http://www.entertainingcode.com/?p=248#comment-224 great article. Well written and easilly encourages others to give it a shot. great article. Well written and easilly encourages others to give it a shot.

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