What Derek Yu thinks about software quality

@derek-yu · 9 positions · On ppll ↗

Independent game developer, creator of Spelunky and Aquaria and co-creator of UFO 50, and the founder of the indie-games site TIGSource. Writes about the craft and the discipline of making games at derekyu.com and, earlier, at makegames.tumblr.com.

Derek Yu did not write this page.

We collected these quotes from things they published elsewhere, and every quote links to where it was said. They have no account here and have not endorsed this site. Quotes are word for word; the short line under each one is our own restatement, not their wording. Their own site. Is this you? Claim it or ask us to remove it. Or tell us what is wrong here.

Filter software quality · Newest first

Topic

All 9video games 7ambition 5ideas vs execution 1simplicity 1software quality 1

Sort

NewestOldest

Only Derek Yu on software quality. See everyone on software quality

1 dated position, 2010, in their own words. Our reading of what Derek Yu has said — not written or endorsed by them.

1 position so far — this page is not yet offered to search engines.

1. 17 Sept 2010

   Our readingEvery project reaches the point where the code is a mess, so starting over to fix that only returns you to the same place later.

   Their wordsThis is true at some point during every game’s development. Your code will always be a mess.

   ↗Finishing a Gamemakegames.tumblr.com 3rd of 5 in this piece