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		bcrescimanno on Sept 21, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why I Write Games in C (yes, C) Definitely! Object pools are common in game dev too from what I know. We used them extensively to reduce the amount of GC we needed.

eutropia on Sept 21, 2019 [–]

Speedrunners thank you for reusing objects! I'm certain that decisions like this are what lead to interesting teleportation techniques and item duplications. Games wouldn't be the same without these fun Easter eggs!

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