The Bike Shed

474: Board games and programming


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It’s board game night at the Bike Shed as Joël and Aji crack out the game pieces to assess how their work as programmers influences strategy when playing some of their favourite games.

As they make their way round the board they discuss the cycle of setbacks and iteration, finding the optimal solution to a puzzle, as well as the key skills that best links their programming work to board games.

Thanks to our sponsors for this episode Judoscale - Autoscale the Right Way (check the link for your free gift!), and Scout Monitoring.

Check out the upcoming conferences mentioned in this episode - XO Ruby and Rocky Mountain

Your hosts for this episode have been thoughtbot’s own Joël Quenneville and Aji Slater.

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