Teach Yourself Computer Science

Re:Teach Yourself Computer Science by YeGoblynQueenne on Sunday June 21, 2020 @02:43PM (#23594230)

>> The sheer look of glee and pride when he gives a tour of all the automation around his base is infectious, and although he doesn't share my amazement at my conclusion, I can't help but think that he's already doing what most engineers I work with do every day, and he doesn't even realize it.

One reason why I can't really get into Factorio. It's too much like work.

The funny thing is I do code at home, for fun, in my free time- or I used to when I had a clear line demarcating my "free time" from work time (I do AI research and I mostly work from home, so most of the time I'm working on something that I really have to work on). But Factorio is just ... too much like work.

... dah, I can't explain it :)

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Re:Teach Yourself Computer Science by gridspy on Sunday June 21, 2020 @08:52PM (#23596555)

I understand what you mean. While I'm a Factorio fan I felt this way about the graphical-programming zachlike SpaceChem. Too much like work.

I approached Factorio like MineCraft but with the boring stuff automated.

To have fun in a game like Factorio, just mess around - you don't need to make a perfect factory, or compete with your friend.

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