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Avoiding Redundancy 2

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I very recently wrote a post entitled ‘Why Does Redundancy Always Happen In Game Development?‘ that kinda hit the spot with a few people and I think it needs more context so I thought it worthwhile giving a separate update.

It’s a tough topic to discuss and it always has negative connotations but it’s a fact of life and ignoring it and not being prepared is a bad thing.

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