Silas Reinagel - Extreme Software Engineering

May 4, 2020 - 6 minute read

Game Jamming with a Large Team without Pure Chaos

A couple weekends ago, I led a team for Ludum Dare 46. We created a video game from scratch in 72 hours. Many people voiced expressed surprise, awe, and curiosity about how we managed to do that with such a large team and have everything work out smoothly.

Mar 24, 2020 - 5 minute read

Lean Software Process

There are two ways to increase your development efficiency. One way is to increase the value of your work. The other is to reduce the resource cost of your work. How can we apply the insights of Lean Manufacturing to reduce the costs involved in software development? Read on to find out.

Feb 26, 2020 - 8 minute read

3 Traits of Great Team Players

As a creator, you are going to work most of the projects in your career on a team. The productivity and happiness of a team depends on how great people are at teamwork. From my experiences leading and partipating on many teams, here are the key elements that make a great team player.

Jan 6, 2020 - 4 minute read

Radical Work Paradigm - 3 Hour Workday

As a new year begins, I have a new work paradigm to propose for all information workers. This one is radically countercultural, but incredibly powerful – even life-changing. It’s the step that will take your personal capabilities to the next level, and give you the daily freedom that your soul yearns for.