Dungeons, Dragons and Developers
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You enter the dungeon, as the echoes of your footsteps sound around you, something catches your eye — is that… oh, oh no. You grab your trusty sword and with your fellow adventurers, you seek to overcome the mighty challenge that lays ahead of you: building software. **This talk is a look at some of the parallels between dungeons and dragons, and software development.** Matt will show you how lessons learned through delving into dungeons and fighting monsters with a party of adventurers can help teams of developers when building software in the real world. Are you ready to join him in a mighty quest for better software? **In this talk, you'll learn:** * How to look for balance in your team, both in skills and alignment * How to keep everyone on the right path * To use past experience for future improvement * The importance of keeping a flow in your work and projects **Attendees:** <a href="https://gotopiachicago2021.slack.com/archives/C01UFC9P7GU" target="_blank">Join the #teams channel on Slack to send your questions to Matt</a>
Transcript
You enter the dungeon, as the echoes of your footsteps sound around you, something catches your eye — is that… oh, oh no.
You grab your trusty sword and with your fellow adventurers, you seek to overcome the mighty challenge that lays ahead of you: building software.
This talk is a look at some of the parallels between dungeons and dragons, and software development.
Matt will show you how lessons learned through delving into dungeons and fighting monsters with a party of adventurers can help teams of developers when building software in the real world. Are you ready to join him in a mighty quest for better software?
In this talk, you'll learn:
- How to look for balance in your team, both in skills and alignment
- How to keep everyone on the right path
- To use past experience for future improvement
- The importance of keeping a flow in your work and projects
Attendees: Join the #teams channel on Slack to send your questions to Matt
About the speakers
Dungeon master, code tinkerer & cybersecurity pro