Too true. I used to absolutely love Zachtronics games. Then I became a professional programmer and I just can’t play the programming themed ones anymore. Kind of a shame because TIS-100 is what made me want to be a programmer in the first place.

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unsnap_biceps 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

As an older engineer, I love the Zachtronic games because they're pure development and I don't have to drive consensus or herd cats.

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lostdog 2 hours ago | parent [-]

I should set up a LARP where 30 people solve TIS-100 together

	▲	avanai 41 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Make sure you get those JIRAs filed and pointed. Standup is at 10:30.

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Thanemate 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I used to feel the same but, with the LLM mandates made me have more fun playing Shenzhen I/O than actually programming at work. I'm one of "those people".

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dysoco 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I have a strong feeling that with the advent of AI these kind of games are going to come back in style. Many programmers myself included aren't doing that much "coding" in the workplace anymore.