How It Solves Problems By Automating Organization
Even when we're diligent and disciplined about organization, there are times that we let things slip by; either because we didn't notice, or because we couldn't be bothered to do it the typically slower right way. But in the words of Robert Sedgewick
The only way to go fast is to go well.
Unity Project Linter aims to do exactly that; make organizing an unity project's asset database a:
- Simple
- Human-error-free
- Straightforward
- Fast
process that can be done regularly and by any member of the team.
To do so, it provides you with a series of tools that can, for most projects, be utilized out-of-the-box, but that are also flexible and powerful enough to be customized to fit highly specific needs. Inspector-editable rules allow you to define how assets should be named without any technical knowledge required. Asset loggers allow you to stay on top of what assets are not conforming to your standards. Mass renamers allow to quickly stamp out disorganization.
The first three laws of behavior change—make it obvious, make it attractive, and make it easy—increase the odds that a behavior will be performed this time. The fourth law of behavior change—make it satisfying—increases the odds that a behavior will be repeated next time.
- James Clear
How It Impacted Projects
I've used Unity Project Linter throughout multiple projects now, and I've also received feedback from other users who've adopted the tool. Here's how it helped various projects:
- It quickly turned around a completely disorganized project through its logging and mass renaming tools that allowed problems to be identified and dealt with in a matter of minutes.
- It prevented disorganization from creeping in by reminding developers to name assets according to established rules right as the assets were created.
- It freed up developers to work on tasks that add value to the project by significantly reducing the time necessary to organize and verify that a project is organized.
- It allowed developers to identify sources of disorganization and address them through the custom logger feature, which had been set up to generate metrics and charts regarding asset rule violations.
