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  • Code::Blocks is still chugging along, albeit at a glacial pace.

    The rise of Docker has made containers very popular in the last 10 years or so. Nowadays you can run a single WSL2 VM on Windows with a Linux distro, and run any number of containers inside it. Vagrant is useful if you need full-fledged VMs for your environments.







  • NeryK@sh.itjust.workstoGaming@lemmy.mlList of really good AA games?
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    6 months ago

    I will admit that Outward is something of an acquired taste. It’s not a looker for sure, and starts a bit harsh, difficulty-wise. However it has surprising depth and a true sense of discovery. It is very rewarding once you really get into it.

    Plus it really shines in co-op play. It is the closest thing I know of, that can be compared to “Skyrim, but co-op”.

    I stand by my recommendation as it is very much a “B game” and pretty unique.


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    Here are a few picks off the top of my head:

    • Control: TPS, open-ish world, present day setting, solo only
    • Deep Rock Galactic: FPS, mission-centric, sci-fi setting, solo & co-op
    • Generation Zero: FPS, open world, sci-fi setting, solo & co-op
    • Kena: Bridge of Spirits: Action-Adventure, open-ish world, fantasy setting, solo only
    • Outward: RPG, open world, fantasy setting, solo & co-op
    • Remnant: From the Ashes / Remnant 2: TPS, open-ish world, sci-fi & fantasy setting, solo & co-op


  • I’ve been an engineering manager myself for the last 10 years and one thing I have also found is that I still like doing hands on stuff. You have to manage your own motivation, not just that of your team(s), regardless of what the “ideal way” to spend your time looks like in your environment.

    Sure as a manager you have to plan, communicate, go to meetings, handle conflicts, prioritize tasks and so on. When all is said and done, keeping a slice of time doing what originally got you in the engineering business in the first place, might be just the thing that keeps you going.






  • It’s the best of those so far: quite faithful to the original, but also constrained by live-action limits.

    On one hand the over-the-top expressions and physicality (body types, wacky combat, etc) are missing. On the other the main actors are doing a pretty good job with their characters. It’s well above painful to watch, which is a low bar, but also where most live-action manga adaptations fit, IMO. Let’s say it’s almost good, but not quite.