[IGDA_indies] what are people actually focused on?

[Christopher S. Charabaruk]

I'd have to say that I'm focused on just getting Meldstar off the ground and
actually getting a project finished for once. So management and business
issues are big for me.

Also, while I'm trying to do this, my l33t ski11z are slipping away, so I'm
also thinking a lot about programming and how to retool my knowledge and
abilities so that I am as good as I used to be.

--
Christopher S. 'coldacid' Charabaruk <chrisc at meldstar.com>
Director, Lead Programmer
Meldstar Entertainment -- Creation³ <http://www.meldstar.com/>


Quoting "Brandon J. Van Every" <vanevery at indiegamedesign.com>:

> 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
>
> 20% of the world is real.
> 80% is gobbledygook we make up inside our own heads.
>
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