I Built a Retro JavaScript Game About Pair Programming With a Brilliant Asshole

Most coding games test syntax, algorithms, or puzzle solving. I wanted to build a game about the part of software work that is harder to model: what happens when the code is fine, but the room is not. So I built Pair Programming with an Asshole , a retro browser game where you work through JavaScript tickets while pairing with Chuck, a brilliant coworker who is technically useful and socially corrosive. The result sits somewhere between: a coding game a workplace simulator a small emotional horror story for developers who have absolutely worked with this guy before Honestly, this has been one of the most enjoyable strange little systems projects I’ve touched in a while. You can play the current prototype here: https://pair-programming-with-an-asshole.johnmunn.tech/ one of the most enjoyable strange little systems projects I’ve touched in a while. The premise The entire game loop is built around a simple idea: bad engineering decisions are often social before they are technical Each run