You might want to go to ludum dare's website and see what it's about, it has nothing to do with twitch...
If your goal is to release your first game, I fail to see how Ludum Dare doesn't help: it's goal is effectively to release a game.
If your goal is to release your first game, I fail to see how Ludum Dare doesn't help: it's goal is effectively to release a game.
If the core point of the essay is to cut the YAGNI and just get something shipped, aren't gamejames like Ludum Dare a great way to do that?