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Re:Minecraft shows how bedroom programmers can create global... by LCDninja on Sunday May 15, 2016 @06:03PM (#11702978)
IMHO Markus Persson wasn't a "bedroom programmer" in the pejorative sense, he programmed as a professional for King.Com for four years before venturing into the land of indy dev.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markus_Persson

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Re:Minecraft shows how bedroom programmers can create global... by kpil on Sunday May 15, 2016 @06:28PM (#11703085)
Yes.

I think he was a rather creative developer that managed to create the game that he wanted himself as a kid.

Maybe we can just sort this article under "slighly uninformed opinons" and carry on with our lives...

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Re:Minecraft shows how bedroom programmers can create global... by ionwake on Sunday May 15, 2016 @06:29PM (#11703091)
I am interested in how he learnt about back face culling issues though
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