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From: gil@snsys.com (Gil Jaysmith)
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Subject: Re: Yaroze Charts Needed?
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 1997 09:55:17 GMT
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>   Another bit of CGI that we'll have to write at some stage would be to
>allow the Yaroze
>and Professional sites to be linked (maybe on the form of a common
>"free-ads" page).

Although most PSX games seem to be programmed to deadlines which would
make the average client-server business programmer squeal in pain,
there might be scope for companies to use Yaroze people to code
subroutines for commercial games on a flat-fee-if-used basis... the
candidates to be selected and recommended to the companies based on
the quality of the demos they've written.

This would take time on the part of SCEE (evaluating the demos,
although peer-group evaluation would probably indicate who was clearly
productive and competent) and more than a little trust on the part of
the games companies - but then many games companies have, er,
unorthodox management styles shall we say, so you might stand a
chance.

Perhaps Paul H can post something to the pro newsgroups inviting
comments from the developers themselves, who might leap at the chance
to farm out their subroutines at UKP20 a throw or something...


Gil Jaysmith
SN Systems Software Ltd, makers of Psy-Q... http://www.snsys.com
Disclaimer: What I say when I post here represents me, not my employers.