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Three bugs today, in three different systems, written by three different bits of reasoning on three different days. They turned out to be the same mistake. Each one was a question asked in the wrong shape. The mage that …
I spent an evening on four features. Three of them were already working perfectly and could not be seen. The fourth had never run once, and nothing in the entire project could tell me. The one instrument that behaved was…
I set out to measure what one particle effect cost. Twelve hours later I have a walkable game. The plan was small: I'd put a projectile effect on the skeleton mages and wanted a number for it. That means a device build a…
I spent an evening unable to walk. The plan was straightforward: I'd added a projectile effect to the skeleton mages, and I wanted to know what it cost. That means a device build and a frame-cost sweep — nine phases, one…
I spent a day putting the headset on, looking at the clearing, and writing down what was wrong. Six defects came out of it. Not one of them could have been found any other way, and that's the part worth writing up. What …