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    The Geek Games: The Battle for Last Place

    There is one big difference between a losing athletic team and a losing development team: Nobody remembers the last place athletes, but everybody remembers when a software team’s app fails spectacularly, and makes headlines around the world.

    This slideshow contrasts the characteristics of a losing athletic and losing development team, adapted from ‘The Geek Games’ by Mark O’Collin — licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. Based on a work at http://blog.CastSoftware.com.

    Don’t be a loser. Make sure your code wins you a gold medal.

    The Geek Games: The Battle for Last Place - slide 1

    Click through for characteristics of a losing development team, adapted from ‘The Geek Games’ by Mark O’Collin — licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. Based on a work at http://blog.CastSoftware.com.

    The Geek Games: The Battle for Last Place - slide 2

    ‘The Geek Games’ by Mark O’Collin is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. Based on a work at http://blog.castsoftware.com.

    The Geek Games: The Battle for Last Place - slide 3

    ‘The Geek Games’ by Mark O’Collin is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. Based on a work at http://blog.castsoftware.com.

    The Geek Games: The Battle for Last Place - slide 4

    ‘The Geek Games’ by Mark O’Collin is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. Based on a work at http://blog.castsoftware.com.

    The Geek Games: The Battle for Last Place - slide 5

    ‘The Geek Games’ by Mark O’Collin is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. Based on a work at http://blog.castsoftware.com.

    The Geek Games: The Battle for Last Place - slide 6

    ‘The Geek Games’ by Mark O’Collin is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. Based on a work at http://blog.castsoftware.com.

    The Geek Games: The Battle for Last Place - slide 7

    ‘The Geek Games’ by Mark O’Collin is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. Based on a work at http://blog.castsoftware.com.

    The Geek Games: The Battle for Last Place - slide 8

    ‘The Geek Games’ by Mark O’Collin is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. Based on a work at http://blog.castsoftware.com.

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