Dungeons, Dragons and Developers • Matt Brunt • GOTO 2021

This presentation was recorded at GOTOpia Chicago 2021. #GOTOcon #GOTOpia http://gotochgo.com Matt Brunt - Dungeon master, code tinkerer & cybersecurity pro ABSTRACT 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 [...] TIMECODES 00:00 Intro 02:58 Dungeons & Dragons 04:25 The dungeon master 05:06 Our story begins with you 05:23 Your alignment 06:40 My alignment? 07:08 Wizards 08:18 Our party 09:44 The quest 13:47 Quest requirements 15:02 Fight your side 16:00 Ok, let's get going! 17:14 Hey folks, can I join you? 20:37 Losing the path 21:16 Crossing the river 22:53 Decisions need context 23:42 Hey DM, can we try? 25:00 Sometimes you roll a natural 20 25:24 And sometimes your roll a natural 1 25:38 Be prepared 26:23 Use past experience 28:59 The final hill 29:31 Exhaustion 31:46 Reaching your goal 33:29 Victory, reward & reflection 35:22 Summary 37:04 Outro Download slides and read the full abstract here: https://gotochgo.com/2021/sessions/1751/dungeons-dragons-and-developers https://twitter.com/GOTOcon https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto- https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences #Teams #Productivity #DeveloperProductivity #HumanFactor #SoftSkills #TeamProductivity #TeamSpirit Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at https://gotopia.tech SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily. https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1