Board Stupid…

Something of generic interest today – not of the kind that would make you jump out of your seat to take notice, more a light ‘hmm’. Develop magazine has posted a rather delightful story charting the many iterations the Tony Hawk’s Ride controller went through to reach its solid, retail-friendly form. Turns out it’s many, from regular boards with stuff taped to them, to wheels poking through the final object’s surface. Not much of a trip hazard that…

Anyway, check it out to appreciate the travails of the modern developer.