generaljelly
I have ascended once. (I was 25 at the time)
I got stuck on the vibrating square many times, the castle many times, and have died on the elemental planes many times. Because I had no idea to do what was expected to me. The first I got to Medusa I died instantly.
Yes, I think some of the final puzzles are a bit too obscure... But I think you can beat it without spoilers.
But I would spend entire days to learn mechanics... IE: day of kicking sinks is a day I remember fondly in my childhood.
I am sure there is tons I don't know. But I have never used explore mode, and I have never looked up spoilers before ascending.
Note, I had some word of mouth friends, and it took me 3 years alone to figure out altars.
I think it is a form of craftmanship like any other.
For the general turn based roguelike games check out caves of qud. It has its flaws but is incredibly interesting.
Can i get some sources on this?
They basically tracked JIRA tickets closed and found a huge spike in those as well as developers reporting burnout. Higher-ups figured this could be a blanket solution.
Currently our setup is Wednesdays are not 'on-call'. Its being handled in a sort of "at your team's discretion" fashion to give you an idea of how strictly its being enforced and the style of implementation.
That aside, I love it. Possibly essential for a wfh environment. Burnout is real on an all code in your room schedule. It also gives me incentive to push on a project Tuesday night so I can sleep in Wednesday mornings. Projects that require a ton of communication take a hit (mid conversation Wednesdays go ghost), but I believe actual developer productivity goes up. Also I never lag on house chores or errands which is a massive boon to my mental health.
So all in all. Why not? It makes everyone happier and isn't a huge blow to output. My team has released some massive projects in the last year with extremely tight deadlines, so I imagine if it's not possible at your company, your entire situation is unhealthy.
remember amazon's recruiting program https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/10/17958784/ai-recruiting-t...
I do wish to believe that a personal freedom society and a society that takes your wallet don't have to be tightly coupled... Although I will say the public shame of Japan is stronger than the private shame of the US.
(Junior developer here, looking to be convinced!)