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		Sharlin on Aug 9, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Do quests, not goals I just can't wait for companies to rebrand "sprints" to "quests" and "projects" to "campaigns". Story points naturally convert to experience points. Crunch time death march could then be "final boss fight".

01HNNWZ0MV43FF on Aug 9, 2024 | [–]

"Campaigns" would be a nice convergence of "Games borrowing military terms" and "programmers borrowing military terms".

I'm on my way to prosecute a war against bugs, a march to the sea if you will. And the CI is my artillery!

patrickmay on Aug 9, 2024 | | [–]

March to the C?

I'll see myself out.

jameshart on Aug 9, 2024 | [–]

Fighting bosses is frowned upon

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