Re:Basic Concepts in Unity for Software Engineers
by learc83 on Monday October 12, 2020 @07:57AM
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> But none of this fundamentally required me to keep it all in code _if_ the tooling allows it. With ~2020 it feels like the tooling is getting to that point.
I don't think Unity is nearly at that point for my use case. Part of the problem is that I tend to build games that require a lot of procedural generation and user created content.
I basically end up needing to build some kind of level/content editor for my end users, which removes a lot of the value Unity brings to the table.
Re:Basic Concepts in Unity for Software Engineers
by ratww on Monday October 12, 2020 @08:23AM
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Yeah, the usefulness of the editor really depends on the workflow.
If you're using procedural generation or using an external tool to design your levels, then the Editor definitely becomes a hurdle.
For me, I realized that wanting to "keep it all in code" is a learned habit, and part of why I learned it is because the tooling when everything in code is just so much better. I can navigate references, etc., count on compiler errors runtime errors, etc. But none of this fundamentally required me to keep it all in code _if_ the tooling allows it. With ~2020 it feels like the tooling is getting to that point.