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"They urge caution: gamification can steer the behavior of software developers in unexpected and unwanted directions" What do you mean unexpected and unwanted?
by drdrek 4y ago
"They urge caution: gamification can steer the behavior of software developers in unexpected and unwanted directions"
What do you mean unexpected and unwanted? It is the stated purpose of gamification to steer the behavior of the user. And I'm sure that in Github they worked very hard to create the incentives for exactly the type of behaviors they found.
- d0mine 4y agoYes, gamification can be great for encouraging the desired behavior. The question is whether the behavior desired by microsoft is aligned with devs interests.