GOTO - The Brightest Minds in Tech · 2026-06-23 · 43 min
This presentation was recorded at YOW! 2025. Matt Brunt - Dungeon Master & Team Tinkerer RESOURCES ABSTRACT You enter the dungeon, as the echoes of your footsteps sound around you, something catches your eye - is that… oh, oh no. You grab your trusty sword and with your fellow adventurers, you seek to overcome the mighty challenge that lays ahead of you: building software. This talk is a look at some of the parallels between Dungeons and Dragons, and software development. We’ll see how lessons learned through delving into dungeons and fighting monsters with a party of adventurers can help teams of developers when building software in the real world. Are you ready to join me in a mighty quest for better software? [...] Download slides and read the full abstract here: RECOMMENDED BOOKS Heidi Helfand • Dynamic Reteaming • Heidi Helfand • How to Change Your Teams • Carl Larson & Frank M J LaFasto • Teamwork • Gene Kim & Steve Spear • Wiring the Winning Organization • Bluesky Instagram LinkedIn Facebook CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUS Join this channel to get early access to videos & other perks: Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you!
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