ShopTalk 646: Hard Code & Soft Skills
Dec 16, 2024
Ben Myers, a user-centered frontend developer focused on web accessibility, and Alex Fimian, a web developer specializing in Vue.js, engage in a whimsical tabletop role-playing game set in a fictional corporate environment. They humorously dissect workplace dynamics and the balance of hard and soft skills. With hilarious scenarios involving a rogue investor, a cafeteria dilemma, and a cyber duck, the conversation weaves absurdity with insightful reflections on teamwork, decision-making, and the quirks of startup life.
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Hard Code & Soft Skills Game
- Dave Rupert created a tabletop role-playing game called "Hard Code & Soft Skills" based on "Lasers & Feelings".
- The game focuses on employees of a startup called RAPPTR navigating workplace challenges.
RAPPTR and CEO Chad
- The players are employees of RAPPTR, tasked with scaling the company and handling customer interactions.
- Their CEO, Chad, is unavailable, recovering in a napping pod after Burning Man.
Game Mechanics
- Players have a stat between 2 and 5, determining their strength in "hard code" (technical skills) or "soft skills" (rapport).
- Roll dice against challenges; roll under your number for hard code, over for soft skills.