Opinion: Starting The Next Project By Hacking The Old One

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http://www.gamasutra.com/db_area/images/news2001/36700/dinosaur.jpg[In this reprinted #altdevblogaday-opinion piece, Fishing Cactus developer Fabrice Lete discusses how to go about using code from a previous game efficiently.] Project number #n is done, it's time to work on project number #(n+1). As you will keep the same technology but make a different game, you are now facing two options: 1. Copy the whole project #1 and start ripping out the parts you don't need anymore. 2. Start everything from scratch. If ...

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