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In article <2A2F27D3B765D3B4.13E572429A18184A.980DDBFE259FF4F1@library-
proxy.airnews.net>, Scott Janssens <sjan...@fasainteractive.com>
writes
>
>We do work more than a couple late nights.  The last 2 - 4 months are
>generally known as "Crunch Time".  This is the point when the game
>cames together and the designers make all their last minute changes.
>Naturally this plays havoc with the code.  Generally, the programmers
>will work 80+ hour work weeks to implement the design changes, and
>killing bugs, desperately trying to stay on schedule.  (Incidentally,
>this is when the unsung heroes of the industry are working: the
>testing department.)  Why do we do this?  It's a labor of love.  It's
>frustrating and agrivating while you're going through it.  It gets to
>the point where you start to envy the fry boy at McDonald's (I'm not
>joking, ok maybe a little).  Neil Gaiman once said this about writing
>but it's exactly how I feel about doing games, "I love having written,
>and I love that period just before I write, but I hate the actual
>writing part."
>
As a fellow programmer in the industry I would like to add...
"Crunch Time" is the usual point that sloppy programming comes in. It
doesn't matter how tight your code/data has been, suddenly
everything/anything has to go in during "crunch time". Finite amount of
time to add infinite designer/producer changes/additions. Something has
to give... Shit, fan, bloat...


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Chris Wild
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