HOW GAMES TYPICALLY GET BUILT

Summary from the TLDR Web Dev newsletter

This article introduces readers to the world of game development and compares it to the software engineering approaches at tech companies. The game development world is very different from the software development world. Video games are very complex pieces of software and are built in different conditions under different constraints than business applications. The article covers typical roles within game development, how games typically get built, and the game development lifecycle. While game development is different from web development, there are similarities that can help one become a better developer overall.