I learned Unity the wrong way

https://darkounity.com/blog/how-i-learned-unity-the-wrong-way

Article

  • Dev self-taught Unity via tutorials without learning core programming fundamentals
  • Passed many interviews until deeper technical questions exposed gaps
  • Reflects that AI may accelerate this pattern, making the eventual crash worse

Discussion

  • Author appeared in comments confirming post after noticing traffic spike from HN
  • Commenters note beloved games often have terrible code; job-readiness ≠ game quality
  • AI concern: beginners can now ship more before hitting the wall, but fall harder

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Added Apr 21, 2026
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