R&D expenses and software development suddenly got a lot more expensive, leading to surprise layoffs. Plus, what defines shovelware, game developers look towards unionization, and the right way to kill your process.
On today’s home team episode, Ben and Ryan discuss the implications of a lapse in section 174 of the tax code. Here’s a great explainer on how it’s affecting startups and software firms, threatening jobs and potentially bankrupting some struggling companies.
Video game employees are exploring a union and Microsoft recently announced it will stay neutral in the process.
What’s the difference between a bad game, a low effort developer, and shovelware? Our game development Stack Exchange has some thoughts.
Today’s lifeboat badge winner is “that_other_guy”, who explained: What is the difference between kill and kill -9? Hint, you want to terminate your process, not brutally murder it, ok!