Visual Studio Gets Achievements, Badges, Leaderboards 353
bonch writes "Microsoft has introduced a gamification plugin for Visual Studio that lets users win achievements and badges as they compete on leaderboards by writing code. The full list of achievements includes gems like 'Go To Hell' for using goto, and 'Potty Mouth' for using five different curses in one file. This is another example of Gamification, one of the latest trends to hit social media."
This just confirms it (Score:1, Funny)
MS wants code for Windows to be as inept and inefficient as possible. I never thought they would get to the point where they weren't just tolerating poor practices, but encouraging them as well.
Re:I miss GOTO...there I said it (Score:5, Funny)
Re:"Gamification" doesn't make dull things a game. (Score:2, Funny)
I know right? It is poor to think that only 5 'curse' words per file gets you Potty Mouth status. They obviously think that is a challenge.
Re:Actually... (Score:5, Funny)
*even grammar*
Do While (Score:4, Funny)
Re:I miss GOTO...there I said it (Score:5, Funny)
...when your code screams for a goto, use it!
When your code anthropomorphizes, hit the delete key.
Resume builder? (Score:5, Funny)
So, is this going to be a good thing to put on your resume?
* Stay focused and attentive to work.
* Hard worker
* Level 32 Visual Studio Achievements
* Stays on task
Uhhhh...
Obvious isn't it? (Score:5, Funny)
Huge hideous bugs!
Re:This just confirms it (Score:4, Funny)
The achievement for using goto is "Go To Hell". How is that encouraging, I have no idea :) . In fact, most of those achievements are just a funny take on amateur programmers. Just take a look at the list:
Only 5 curses in one file? (Score:5, Funny)
Clearly my code commenting technique is slightly different from the norm.
Maybe the real reason.... (Score:5, Funny)
Maybe the real reason for the badges and leaderboards is so inept managers who know more about marketing than programming have some way to evaluate what the programmers are doing.
Re:Possible badges for good code (Score:4, Funny)
Do we really need the badges?
We don't need no stinkin' badges! [wikipedia.org]. Or badgers.