40 Game Developmen (1/2)

Chapter 40: Game Development

Translator: _Min_Editor: Lis_, Rundi

His anxiety was unjustified as Jiang Chen’s voice was calm and gentle.

But to Du Yongkong’s ears...

”I like the title boss.” Jiang Chen smiled as he pulled out a resume and cut straight to the topic. ”Du Yongkong, age 30, male, computer major, previously worked as the chief technology officer at Walkman Technology. Is this correct?”

”Yes…” Du Yongkong carefully answered, uncertain about the meaning behind Jiang Chen’s words.

”That makes things easier then.” Jiang Chen got right to the point and threw a Huawei phone to him. ”You’re going to develop an operating system for me on this thing. It shouldn’t be that difficult for you, right?”

”Eh?”

”This is an order. I want to hear you answer with certainty.” Jiang Chen didn’t waste time with any bullsh*t. He bought these people to work for him, not the other way around.

”Yes, yes.” Du Yongkong quickly nodded without any attitude that indicated his former executive position at a top company. Such a laughable dignity had long vanished in the cruelty of the apocalypse. Jiang Chen now controlled his life, and his only option was to serve him.

When Jiang Chen saw Du Yongkong’s perplexed look, he smiled and walked over to pat him on the shoulder. He didn’t care about the overwhelmed expression on Du Yongkong’s face as he continue to explain.

”You don’t have to be reserved. Do a good job, and I won’t let you down.”

”I understand, Boss.” Du Yongkong sensibly lowered his head.

Jiang Chen nodded before he continued, ”I have some requirements. Let me know if you have any difficulties, but you’ll have to solve it, understand?”

”Yes.”

”Good.” Jiang Chen was pleased with Du Yongkong’s certainty. ”I don’t know about operating systems, so I only care about the results. I need you to develop an operating system that has two times the processing power as this system called Android. At the same time, don’t change any of the requirements so that it remains compatible with all Android and iOS system software. Ask me any questions you have right now since you won’t be seeing me a lot. I want to see a reliable result by next month.”

Finishing, he handed him an iPhone that was also brand-new.

Du Yongkong took it and fiddled around on the screen for a bit before a forced smile appeared on his face.

”What? Is this too difficult for you?” Jiang Chen raised his eyebrows.

”No, this is too easy.” Du Yongkong waved his hands in denial. He was afraid that his boss would fire him for this kind of easy job that didn’t exist even before the war.

”Hmm? Then explain.” Jiang Chen was quite curious.

Du Yongkong adjusted his glasses as he displayed the phone with the air of a professional before he started to explain.

”First, this old operating system should be a product from 150 years ago. The hardware operating efficiency as well as the human-computer interactive design are full of flaws.”

”Oh? You’re saying that the human-computer interface of the iPhone is bad?” Jiang Chen couldn’t help but laugh at the statement.

Du Yongkong snuck a look at Jiang Chen’s expression and when he saw that he wasn’t angry hearing about the flaws of the two operating systems, he began to explain more in-depth with renewed courage.

”Regarding hardware operating efficiency, although the logic seems faultless, there exist unnecessary areas. To put it simply, a logic that can be covered with just one plus one, due to the limitation of the programming language as well as the algorithm, becomes muddled when the processor must do some unnecessary actions. For example, by defining A equals one, B equals one, and then calculating C equals A plus B to output C equals two as the final result. This old processing method not only wastes memory, but it also decreases the operating efficiency of the equipment tremendously.”

”Oh? Then how will you take care of it?” Jiang Chen asked curiously.

”This is an easy fix. The ultimate problem lies in the limitation of the programming language. Although both systems have its pros and cons, they can’t escape the boundary of the lower level programming language. If D++ is used to program it, some small adjustments to compatibility will solve the problem. The antique known as the phone would have its operating efficiency increased by threefold, and the power consumption would also be cut in half. At the same time, because the drain on the hardware is lessened, the hardware life would also be extended for a prolonged period.”

Jiang Chen gasped for air.