"Skyrim Saved My Codebase And Can Save Yours Too"
summary
Takes Bethesda’s “get to first play fast” idea and applies it to a 180,000-line codebase: uses domain-driven design to bound modules, names things with intention-revealing interfaces, separates library crates from binaries, and runs Rust/TypeScript stacks with Tokio, Vue3, NATS/JetStream and AWS. System Initiative reports rapid, reliable large refactors, wholesale deletions and easier onboarding by using short-lived feature branches, rolling releases and Nyx-bootstrapped environments, so the workflow actually works in production.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Intro
- 1:11How did they make it
- 2:10Nicks background
- 9:45Large Refactors
- 16:05Introduce New Technologies
- 17:30Examples
- 19:15Onboard New People
- 20:49Building and Testing Changes
- 23:40Behavior and Domain
- 25:30Summary
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