[IGDA_indies] what are people actually focused on?

[Brandon J. Van Every]

Ok, I'm not convinced that vision statements in the abstract are getting
us anywhere.  Time for another approach.

What are you each really focused on right now?  How could the IGDA Indie
SIG be an extension of what you're already putting your energy into?

For my part, I am focused on higher level languages, functional
programming, and OCaml specifically.  I am interested in open source
technologies that improve the productivity of a game programmer.  I want
to see the industry adopt languages other than C++, which I consider to
be a complete timewaster.  Why do I care what languages other people
use?  Because I'd like to get paid a lot of $$$$$$ consulting my
'superior expertise' in some other language or technology someday.  That
is not possible with C++, Java, or C# as they are commodities.  They fit
well into corporate bureaucracies, they do not give any particular
advantages to individual programmers.  They are emminently offshoreable.

So what are your passions?  Forget about what the indies or the industry
'needs'.  What do you actually care about?


Cheers,                         www.indiegamedesign.com
Brandon Van Every               Seattle, WA

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