My job role is a Technical Lead. When researching some cloud technologies for adoption I came across the Cloud Native Computing Foundation’s Landscape web page which lists all cloud technologies that come under their umbrella.

The sheer number and variety of them made me realise that perhaps players of games like Magic The Gathering or Dota would probably feel right at home when designing cloud applications since the job involves identifying apps that synergize with each other and min-maxing their costs.

So I was curious if there were more such examples where gaming skill could translate well to real life jobs?

  • trachesEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Factorio uses all the same parts of my brain as my programming job, to the extent that I can’t play it during the week without risking exhaustion and burnout.

    • breaking down a complex problem into simple ones
    • organizing complexity
    • tracking inputs and outputs
    • managing edge cases
    • error handling
    • designing generalized, reusable components
    • tracking side effects
    • working under time pressure
    • handling feedback from biters users

    Seriously, if you like factorio and are looking for a career go into some flavor of IT/programming.

    • jet@hackertalks.comEnglish
      2·
      1 day ago

      When interviewing people I do ask if they play Factorio, and if yes, I ask about their thoughts on various design constraints and strategies they explored.

    • Libra00@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      1 day ago

      Apparently playing factorio is very similar to process engineering too. If I had known that was a thing before I got disabled I definitely would’ve done that as a job.