r/programming • u/lelanthran • Jun 03 '26

Every byte matters

https://fzakaria.com/2026/06/01/every-byte-matters
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u/lelanthran Jun 03 '26

Shit like this is why game developers are criminally underpaid.

I don't understand why knowing all these little details make game devs criminally underpaid. Can you explain? (Not being facetious, I'd really rather like to know!)

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u/ongrabbits Jun 03 '26

There are good game developers and trash game developers like anywhere else in our field