Source code for Zork, Hitchhiker’s Guide, and other Infocom games

Re:Source code for Zork, Hitchhiker’s Guide, and other Infoc... by coldtea on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @08:09AM (#19672921)

Well, they worked for them, so why should they?

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Re:Source code for Zork, Hitchhiker’s Guide, and other Infoc... by z3t4 on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @08:25AM (#19673015)

I think the parent means that is still how we do software, eg. coyping resembling code and modifying it until it does what we want.

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Re:Source code for Zork, Hitchhiker’s Guide, and other Infoc... by coldtea on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @08:54AM (#19673186)

And I mean "If it works for modern devs too, so?"

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Re:Source code for Zork, Hitchhiker’s Guide, and other Infoc... by sythe2o0 on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @10:53AM (#19674134)

The parent isn't saying it is bad practice.

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Re:Source code for Zork, Hitchhiker’s Guide, and other Infoc... by flatline on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @11:16AM (#19674363)

For OP’s personal projects? Meh, it works but will sometimes cause you problems. For a team of 10+ software devs? Disaster!

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