Why Building Software Is Like Leading an MMO Raid A few years ago, if you'd told me that...
Why Building Software Is Like Leading an MMO Raid
A few years ago, if you'd told me that thousands of hours leading MMO raids would end up helping me build software products, I'd have laughed.
Today I'm not so sure.
I've spent years leading raids in games like Star Wars Galaxies and Star Wars: The Old Republic. What surprised me is how often the same lessons show up when building software.
The technology changes.
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