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title: "Divergent Behavior in Tech, A.K.A. The Anti-Pattern"
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description: "Or why we should celebrate thinking outside the box"
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If you've ever played the popular game "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild" or its more recent sequel "The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom", you probably know what fun it is to be dropped in a sandbox with a few set of rules and tons of puzzles to solve.

There's no reason not to try different approaches, and no gamer can tell another that there's only one right way to solve a dungeon or beat a boss.

I've always thought the software industry could learn a lot from gamers, even though we supply them these games.