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Link: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10664-021-10062-w
Explanation: This article discussed the role of gamification in software development. This concept involves using game elements (like points, challenges, and leaderboards) to motivate developers and improve productivity. For instance, some studies suggest that gamification can make practices like Scrum more engaging for developers. However, there is still mixed evidence on its long-term effectiveness. I find this compelling because it highlights how seemingly unrelated ideas, like game design, can be leveraged to enhance team dynamics in software engineering.
As someone who's played games and sports, I feel that this is an interesting take on how developers can improve on their engagement to developing their software. Additionally, gamification can also lead developers to become more of a community and thus have more communication and harmony when developing code together. Additionally, as coding can often be hard and boring, gamification seems to provide a better way to engage and make coding more fun and challenging that can help satisfy developers be satisfied with their jobs. Also, I feel that this is a good opportunity for developers to continue to grow as a developer in a fun way.