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VinzO | 11 years ago | on: Learn Python the Hard Way

Same here. I pre-ordered it on amazon back in 2013! I am getting pissed as every few weeks I get an email informing that the released date is postponed again.

VinzO | 12 years ago | on: Game servers: UDP vs TCP

Thanks a lot. It looks very interesting. I will go through it when I have some time. Do you know any good book that covers this subject?

VinzO | 12 years ago | on: Game servers: UDP vs TCP

Could anyone point me to books and ressources for beginners on the topic of multiplayer game development?

VinzO | 12 years ago | on: How does Homeopathy work?

I was going to suggest to change the question from "How does Homeopathy work?" to "Does Homeopathy work?" and then I clicked the link... :-)

VinzO | 12 years ago | on: Bad Indian Programmers

Over the years, I had several bad experiences with outsourcing to big companies in India. But recently I had a discussion with an Indian colleague. She used to work for a company for which my previous company outsourced to. She told me most of workers there are just out of school or the rest are bad programmers. Good programmers find quickly a job in better paid positions in other companies.

It seems the main issue is deciders in the west are happy to find cheap outsourcing companies in India. Their pick goes to the company with the lowest hourly rate. What they don't realize is that the good programmers move very fast in better paid position elsewhere... letting you work with the less qualified people.

VinzO | 13 years ago | on: How I coded in 1985

That makes me wonder what we will think 30 years from now, when we look back at how we develop software today.

VinzO | 13 years ago | on: How to Live with Introverts

Good starting point. If you want to go further you can watch Susan Cain's TED talk, "The power of introverts". As an introvert myself, I love this talk. It is good to hear for once someone saying that it is ok to be what we are.

VinzO | 13 years ago | on: What Is 'The Zone' Anyway?

It's funny, I wanted to say exactly the same. I would add that this picture staying here while scrolling distracts me from focusing on the text to read which is quiet ironic considering the subject of the post :-)

VinzO | 14 years ago | on: How Tim Cook is changing Apple

He also picked Sculley. I hope he learnt from his mistake. Anyway I guess it will be very difficult to find someone with a vision for new products as good as he had.

VinzO | 14 years ago | on: $106million thanks to Angry Birds

The thing is I don't see what can be addictive in this game. I am easily addicted to games, but nothing with this one. It is so simple that it I find it very boring. I try to understand the mechanics that make people addict to this.

VinzO | 14 years ago | on: $106million thanks to Angry Birds

Has anyone any idea what made this game so successfull? I consider myself a hardcore gamer and I am interested in game development. I grew up with video games starting with game and watch, C64 and NES. I have been hooked by so many games over the years playing hours everyday. I tried angry birds for 10 mins and got so bored I never played it again. I just don't see any fun in it. Anyone like me? Any idea why people love this game?
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