Game Dev Hack: Stop Using CONDITIONALS! Use the STRATEGY PATTERN Instead

Tired of messy conditional statements clogging up your code? In this video, we dive deep into a clean and scalable solution that will transform the way you approach your algorithms! 🚀

Conditional statements may seem like the easy way out, but they can quickly become unmanageable as your codebase grows. Instead of relying on endless if and switch cases to pick the right algorithm for different objects, DO THIS instead! I’ll introduce you to the Strategy Pattern, a powerful design technique that helps you write cleaner, more maintainable, and flexible code.

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Timestamps 0:00 - 1 Intro 0:49 - 2 The Problem 1:14 - 3 Breaking Principles 1:43 - 4 Platformer Essentials Cookbook 1:56 - 5 Strategy Pattern 2:13 - 6 The Restaurant Story 3:36 - 7 Implementing the Strategy Pattern 6:41 - 8 Creating New Behaviors 6:53 - 9 Outro ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MtpXSiDBGA