alt Hacker NewsToo 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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Thanemate • yesterday at 9:19 PM
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".
dysoco • yesterday at 9:28 PM
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.
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.