Five Games That Teach Software Development

An essay on what five different games can teach us about low-code software development.
0:00 Widget Workshop
4:08 The Incredible Machine
9:05 Spacechem
15:08 Transport Tycoon/OpenTTD
26:46 Factorio
31:14 Honorable Mentions
33:09 Conclusion

[@Alikthefluffylizard]

Yeah, Thanks for mentioning OpenTTD!
This tycoon game is very addictive and there is a lot of mods that can made it a lot more challenging by improving economy simulation, adding more goods to transports and changing how for example - train brakes work.

[@angrysloth]

I had played the incredible machine as a kid and for the life of me could not remember the name of it, I've tried to describe it to probably a dozen people while they looked at me like I was an idiot (I am an idiot). Anyways, thanks Sardonic.

[@veto_5762]

I think I found my new favorite small youtuber

[@SardonicSays]

Wowza, that's a huge compliment, thank you!

[@jumpingmanjim]

Watching you play the Incredible Machine reminded me of Lemmings, though lemmings was a bit more simple.

[@amamsurri5454]

I didn't take the advice to heart and now I have 23 hrs into openttd in 3 days

[@nothing-2-live-4]

Maxis must have thought they were geniuses when they had the idea “what if we just made boolean logic the whole premise of the game”

[@bummer7736]

You are so underrated!

[@Willibef]

SpaceChem is a great game. And it looks awesome.

[@DontMockMySmock]

fuckin love spacechem

[@jumpingmanjim]

Does SSIS count as low code?

[@SardonicSays]

judging by screenshots of it, I would say yes!

[@nothing-2-live-4]

i’ve never played it, but my friend has recommended me EXAPUNKS as good game of this genre

[@SardonicSays]

Oh yeah, that's one of the Zachtronics series of games, definitely on my list to check out someday!

[@wendykohler1116]

It’s totally a train on the cover

[@alecboi777]

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