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The cost of adding a feature isn't just the time it takes to code it. The cost also includes the addition of an obstacle to future expansion. ... The trick is to pick the features that don't fight each other.
John Carmack
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John Carmack
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: August 20
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Roeland Park
Kansas
John D. Carmack
John D. Carmack II
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If you aren't sure which way to do something, do it both ways and see which works better.
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Some cynical people think that every activity must revolve around the mighty dollar, and that anyone saying otherwise is just attempting to delude the public. I will probably never be able to convice them that that isn't always the case, but I do have the satisfaction of knowing that I live in a less dingy world than they do.
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