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Every time programming tools get better, someone announces the death of “real programming.” It happened with IDEs.It happened with StackOverflow.Now it’s AI. The underlying assumption never really changes. That programming is mostly about typing code. The Long History of Reducing Typing The software industry has been trying to reduce the amount of typing involved in … Read more
There’s a lot of discussion right now about AI replacing junior developers. The argument sounds straightforward: If AI can generate code, why hire someone whose job is to generate code? The problem with that idea is simple. That was never the job. What Developers Are Actually Paid For Developers aren’t hired to type syntax. They’re … Read more
There’s a growing narrative that juniors shouldn’t use AI “until they’ve learned the fundamentals.”It’s usually framed as pedagogy. We need to make sure they learn the proper way. It’s interesting how often gatekeeping dresses up as educational philosophy. The 24/7 Mentor We Pretend Doesn’t Exist AI isn’t a cheat code. It’s the first mentor that: … Read more
You know something’s off when your disk space vanishes like socks in a dryer, and nothing you delete brings it back. If you’re using WSL2 on Windows, congrats — you’re probably hosting a quietly expanding ghost. Yes. Even after clearing caches. Even after purging Docker. The virtual disk just… stays large. The Prime Suspect: Docker’s … Read more
Even if you’re not explicitly working with multi-threading, Unity’s internal processes might be, and it’s crucial to be able to recognise a threading problem when you encounter it. Unity can execute your code on other threads and this might cause multi-threading-related issues in your code. Unity employs multi-threading in the serialization, build process and … Read more
Sometimes you need to load assets in the editor without the comfort of a direct reference. Assets are loaded using the AssetDatabase and it can be done by Instance ID The instance ID is visible at the top of the inspector when the inspector debug mode is active. Beware, the instance ID survives enter/exit … Read more
Have you ever wondered what makes code “dirty,” what refactoring entails, and why there are no silver bullets in programming? I’ve compiled a glossary with brief explanations to help you gain an overview of some of the perplexing phrases often used by programmers. If something is missing that you’d like to see explained in the … Read more
Improving the inspector in Unity can have significant benefits for game development efficiency and workflow. An organized and easy-to-read inspector layout can provide quick access to game objects, components, and properties, making it simpler to identify and modify different elements of the game without having to navigate a cluttered and confusing interface. In … Read more
“Events are evil!” is a common opinion among Unity developers. What are the reasons behind this statement and are interfaces an alternative to events? Example implementation at the bottom. Problems A common source for event bugs are timing issues. For an event to work correctly you have to subscribe before it’s triggered and … Read more
Problem The CreateAssetMenu attribute is handy if you want a quick way to instantiate scriptable objects. But it falls short when a dynamic name or the initialization of different properties is needed, for example, the generation of a custom ID. Solution The solution is to create the asset yourself. The CreateAssetMenu attribute is only … Read more