Lessons in Technomancy
summary
Builds a data-driven core that generates C# and Java code from an XML schema + Geocell 4.1 pipeline, producing typed classes, serializers, factories, bindable fields and editor widgets so designers edit string IDs and assets without code changes. Uses Unity C# and Java runtimes, string-ID-driven bindings, sessional contexts and asset-bundle patching. Claims: new game mode ships in under a week and the team pivoted entire game in <3 months. Tooling reduces serialization errors and speeds iteration.
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chapters (16)
- 0:00Intro
- 1:00The way of the lazy' programmer
- 1:40What is Technomancy...
- 2:35In the beginning was the data...
- 4:17Bring on the Technomancy...
- 6:08Core ... A Strong Foundation
- 9:23StringID
- 11:45Binders & Binding
- 17:54XML Schema
- 21:46The Generator: GSL 4.1
- 23:27Generation
- 29:04Generated Core
- 32:40Partial Classes
- 34:05Tools
- 41:45What else?
- 44:39Questions?
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