> Don't you ever have one-off (or once-a-year) things you have to do that each time you have to invest a lot of time refreshing in your brain, and then basically forgetting for lack of use?
Not really. In AAA game programming, you mostly own the same systems you specialize in throughout the production process.
For example, someone in Rockstar North might work on the minimap for the entire production of a game.
In smaller AAA companies, a person might own vehicles or horses, or even the entire progression system. But still, programmers are rarely working on disconnected things.
You rarely step out of your expertise zone. And you are usually expected to perform much better than GPT would in that zone.
Not really. In AAA game programming, you mostly own the same systems you specialize in throughout the production process.
For example, someone in Rockstar North might work on the minimap for the entire production of a game.
In smaller AAA companies, a person might own vehicles or horses, or even the entire progression system. But still, programmers are rarely working on disconnected things.
You rarely step out of your expertise zone. And you are usually expected to perform much better than GPT would in that zone.