The first, really? I think StackOverflow and their badge system is a more compelling, and prior example (and more useful to the software world).
Kind regards, Graham 2012/1/19 Cédric Beust ♔ <[email protected]> > I don't find it dumb at all, the concept of achievements is amazingly > strong. Much stronger than anyone suspected until video games started > offering them. > > Kudos to Microsoft for being the first to offer this in a non video game > computer environment. > > -- > Cédric > > > > > On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 1:41 PM, Richard Kennard < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> So it seems no matter how dumb an idea, someone will try it! >> >> 3 years ago I posted this blog as a joke: >> >> http://blog.kennardconsulting.com/2008/12/new-features-in-eclipse-35.html >> >> Summary: Eclipse should have unlockable achievements just like many >> PS3/XBox/Steam games. But now it appears that Microsoft have actually >> gone and done it: >> >> http://channel9.msdn.com/achievements/visualstudio >> >> What do you think? Is this as silly as I thought it was? Or will it >> usher in a new era of awesome 1337 programmers with mad skillz? >> >> As someone on Slashdot pointed out, however, "most of those >> [Microsoft] achievements are just a funny take on amateur programmers" >> like "Generate method stubs 9 times. You're a TDD bad ass!". At least >> *mine* were hard to achieve "Write a program that actually uses the >> strictfp keyword" :) >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "The Java Posse" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. >> >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
