Short version: he’s the lead dev (and lead designer, and project leader, created fallout, and much more).
There is a showstopper bug that is hard to reproduce they effectively bisect the code until they find it.
They fix the bug. He is asked whose error it was by his boss, and to protect the person, he says it’s not important. His bonus - keep in mind he created a new successful IP from scratch - is drastically reduced as a result.
There is a showstopper bug that is hard to reproduce they effectively bisect the code until they find it.
They fix the bug. He is asked whose error it was by his boss, and to protect the person, he says it’s not important. His bonus - keep in mind he created a new successful IP from scratch - is drastically reduced as a result.