You Can Prematurely Optimize Maintainability, Flexibility, Security,

I'd Rather Have A Search Engine Or A Compiler On A Deserted Island Than A Game.

Because Of The Nature Of Moore's Law, Anything That An Extremely Clever Graphics Programmer Can Do At One Point Can Be Replicated By A Merely Competent Programmer Some Number Of Years Later.

It Is Difficult To Make Good Scalable Use Of A Cpu Like You Can Of A Graphics Card. You Certainly Don't Want 'better Or Worse' Physics Or Ai In Your Game

I Recognize That I Possess A Very Special Intellect, But At The Same Time, I Recognize That I'm Lacking In A Lot Of Areas. But Being Well-rounded Is Greatly Overrated.

Programming In The Abstract Sense Is What I Really Enjoy. I Enjoy Lots Of Different Areas Of It... I'm Taking A Great Deal Of Enjoyment Writing Device Drivers For Linux. I Could Also Be Having A Good Time Writing A Database Manager Or Something Because There Are Always Interesting Problems.