Comment on Baldur's Gate 3 introducing a native Steam Deck build that improves performance by reducing CPU load and memory usage

fartsparkles@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

• mr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

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  • savvywolf@pawb.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    I like that they’re passionate and supporting Linux and all, but unpaid work like that should be discouraged, imo.

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    • Minnels@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Maybe it wasn’t considered work for this person? They wanted to try and do something better in their own time. I am not saying they shouldn’t be compensated but doing something of your own will doesn’t have to be work, it can be fun.

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      • princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        Alongside that, it seems like there’s a good chance that next time, they’ll be the goto for doing this sort of porting.

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    • Hazzard@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      The best companies will do something like “20% time”, leaving one day a week or something to work on whatever, which is fantastic for stuff like this. Some of your employees almost certainly have the best ideas, if you just trust them with the space to prove them out.

      Great way to get cool stuff like this without unpaid labour.

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      • vithigar@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        The place I work says they do this and will chain with a straight face that our sprints are budgeted to allow approximately 20% slack time.

        This is of course not even remotely true in any practical sense. I have not received an explanation for how it’s even possible when sprint targets are intentionally set at slightly more than was done in the previous sprint, every sprint.

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      • Tanoh@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        There is a saying (paraphrasing) that sadly is almost never implemented.

        “Don’t tell your employees what to do, hire really smart people and listen to their ideas”

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    • that_leaflet@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      In this case, it’s an enthusiastic employee working for his own benefit, being able to play the game on his preferred OS. And thankfully recognized and supported by the company.

      I think Discord and Spotify are similar situations. The companies don’t particular care, but a few employees wanted it and made it happen.

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    • null@lemmy.nullspace.lol ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Let the man have his hobby.

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    • Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      I think it about shouldn’t be encouraged. Leave it at that. If they felt the need then by all means.

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    • BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      That was just a passion project and he surely got compensated (probably indirectly) for it after release

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• Chee_Koala@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  wow, yes please!

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