Programming and the problem of Feature Creep
Posted by jimi on December 5th, 2008 filed in C++, General
So i finished reading a really good book, “Programming Game AI by Example”. It’s great for laying down a strong foundation of understanding AI, and also shows a lot of different techniques I hadn’t even thought of before.
Theres a problem now though, I have a bad case of feature creep. I’ve learnt so much, and want to demonstrate all I’ve learnt to a prospective employer.
I think it’s back to the drawing board, to lay out a final design so no matter what I learn, I have an end goal.
Jimi says Bye.
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December 9th, 2008 at 5:37 pm
I like writing modular software to handle the issue of feature creep. That way I can dream of all the fantastic features I’ll write, and when I only get around to implementing half of them I can still use/ship the software.
February 3rd, 2010 at 1:16 pm
@penny
wont time constraints affect how modular your software is? and is it possible to account for all features when you design those modules.