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    Author: salvadoree231

    Re-Works, Re-Works

    Last night I had to do some sorting on our location system, I had to figure out how much of each type of locations we had and… Read more “Re-Works, Re-Works”

    September 25, 2016September 25, 2016 by salvadoree231

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    @shecodesthings getting down to business ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ’ปโ˜• tackling a rework with the combat battle system for #awitt โš”๏ธ . . Dayumnnnnn her setup lookin' fiiiiiinnnnneeeee โค๏ธ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ”ฅ
    @shecodesthings going live in 5 minutes with some #gamedevelopment testing and planning #codinginthedark no less ๐Ÿ‘ #kitty cam today (let's see how long that lasts) ๐Ÿคฃ
    @shecodesthings is #coding on #twitch today. First time streaming so she's super nervous๐Ÿ˜ฑ give her some encouragement! โค๏ธ . . She's got some light music on in Spotify and a coding cam pointing at herself typing lol. She says: Progress is slow with the million bugs right now ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ . . Getting there ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ’ป - you can do it Amina! Fighting!
    Got a Kitty cam going today ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ Experimenting with #twitch again ๐Ÿค˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿค˜ . . More #hollowknight shenanigans โš”๏ธโš”๏ธโ˜ ๏ธโ˜ ๏ธ
    @shecodesthings stream didn't save from last night ๐Ÿ˜‚ such a #twitch noob! She didn't have the settings set up fully. Still doesnt! But slowly but surely eh? โค๏ธ . . #hollowknight shenanigans again tonight, she gets the feeling she'll be playing this for a good while! She's half asleep so let's see what happens ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜… haha๐Ÿ‘
    ๐Ÿ•น๏ธ๐Ÿ•น๏ธSo @shecodesthings has been getting a lot of people asking her if she STREAMS ... ๐Ÿค” . . Well she does now! Haha... Today is her FIRST STREAM ever on Twitch @pointlessbuttonstudios ๐Ÿ•น๏ธ๐Ÿ•น๏ธ... . . She'll be noob platforming on #hollowknight today ๐Ÿ˜‚ feel free to watch her epic failing in perpetual motion ๐Ÿ˜ณ โš”๏ธโš”๏ธ โ˜ ๏ธ . . #indiegamedeveloper at play ๐Ÿ•น๏ธ
    @shecodesthings is ready to set off on a game dev debugging adventure with her handy rubber duck syndrome Batman! ๐Ÿคฃ . . As a lonely coder on her team she often has to find ways to get things done but still keep the process fun and motivating. And tbh it isn't always like that, taking on a complex game is intimidating and she's learning new things everyday! The journey is the grind! Growth is a huge part of being a coder ๐Ÿ•น๏ธ and getting comfortable in an unknown space is practically a ๐Ÿ’ฅ coder superpower ๐Ÿ’ฅ . . ๐Ÿค” On Debugging ๐Ÿค” Though print statements are a good way to start a simple debugging process, don't be afraid to use debugging tools in your IDE . . They are not only helpful if you give them a chance but faster to setup and find complex bugs and side effects ๐Ÿ‘ . . Use post-its & comments in your code to aid your thought process, and place reminders on your phone and take breaks when your brain fizzles out! ๐ŸŒ . . Get out your pen and paper โœ๏ธ your whiteboard, your drawing tablet, whatever! And make code flow charts ๐Ÿ—’๏ธ Talk to a friend or your own version of a rubber duck ๐Ÿคฃ ๐Ÿค . . At the end of the day, if you've been coding for a while, you'll automatically develop your own style! ๐ŸŽฉ But just remember to keep your eyes ๐Ÿ‘€ and ears open to improving your process, because if you don't - it's easy to fall into the trap of thinking you're becoming an old dog that can't be taught new tricks ๐Ÿ˜ฎ๐Ÿ• . . Mentality is a huge part of coding, so keep your mind open and positive and be ready to learn from your peers and switch up your style and experiment ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ”ฌ
    ๐Ÿ”Š๐Ÿ”Š SOUND ON ๐Ÿ”Š๐Ÿ”Š . . There seem to be a lot of misconceptions about coding sometimes ๐Ÿ˜ถ - I don't really think it's as "glamorous" as some people like to think it is. Coders aren't geniuses ... (though some could be!) but they do "think" in a very different way than everyone else ๐Ÿคจ . . Coding can give you serious feels haha - from feeling absolutely godlike one second, to a total dingus the next second ๐Ÿ˜† The process of code isn't always clean and slick like most people think... It can often be messy and chaotic, especially with game development... but any coder worth their salt; tends to have some skills in their toolbelt besides technical know how and they are: . . 1. Resourcefulness ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ’ป 2. Adaptabilityโšก3. Persistence ๐Ÿ‘4. Patience [Sometimes a whole heck of a lot is required] 5. Overconfidence ๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿ˜† [How else would you constantly create things that you have no idea how to create?] ๐Ÿคฃ . . Today our programmer: @shecodesthings is starting to flesh out a CombatAbilityManager for the #awitt #indiegame & is planning out the structure of how she wants it to work with her existing combat system ๐Ÿค” . . Sometimes after thinking & planning, white-boarding your diagrams of code flow and looking through your code for the 3rd time - you decide: 'f**k it, let's just code it' ๐Ÿ˜ถ because sometimes, the act of coding and doing, gets those brain neurons firingโšกโšก . . So here's a sneak look at her haphazard process today... Even though I'm sure she's "confident" that she'll get it down pat soon enough ๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿ‘ . . ๐Ÿ’ƒ Messy desktop, Messy code!? Messy hair, Don't Care! ๐Ÿ’ƒ haha ๐Ÿคฃ . . . ๐ŸŽต๐ŸŽต Zedge Music Creds: Retro Gamer by Petes Treats ๐Ÿ‘
    ๐Ÿ”Š๐Ÿ”Š๐Ÿ”Š . . @shecodesthings typing in some UI implementations today ๐Ÿค˜๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿค˜ Gotta get that inventory double click working โค๏ธ . . ๐ŸŽต Music creds: Zedge Darth Vader 8 Bit by SlapTop ๐ŸŽต
    Dun dun dunnnnn! Indie Game Dev! It never ends! This is actually not too bad ๐Ÿคฃ progress is progress am I right? Getting there! . . Tis be the life of a single lonely coder @shecodesthings haha ๐Ÿ˜† delegating some of the straight forward tasks would be heaven but alas, woe is me ๐Ÿ˜‘ . . ๐ŸŽต Music Credit: Zedge Game of thrones 8 bit by fred_west ๐ŸŽต
    ๐Ÿ˜ถ๐Ÿ˜ถ Helpppppp!!! That moment when you realize you're looking for bugs in the wrong damn place! . "Where did you come from and where did you go?!" ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ . Never a dull moment with #gamedev โค๏ธ . . #coding #womenwhocode #womenintech #unity3d #indiedev #indiegame #indiedeveloper #technology #game #developer #programming #videogame #gamer #bossbabe #code #coder #deadpool #breakthestereotype #codequeen #girlboss #awitt #programmer #gamedeveloper #gamedevelopment
    Our programmer @shecodesthings ๐ŸŽฎ was distracted AF by her little coder guest... Meow ๐Ÿ˜บ๐Ÿพ Sleepy #pairedprogramming FTW ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿพ . . #coding #womenwhocode #girlswhocode #womenintech #gamedev #unity3d #indiedev #indiegame #indiedeveloper #game #developer #programming #videogame #leadership #gamer #rig #cat #bossbabe #code #coder #breakthestereotype #codequeen #girlboss #awitt #programmer๐Ÿ–ฑ๏ธ๐Ÿ–ฑ๏ธ๐Ÿ–ฑ๏ธ

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