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The Evolution of Trust: How a Game Changed My Software Engineering Journey
By Yatheesh Nagella•December 2025•8 min read
Screenshot from "The Evolution of Trust" by Nicky Case
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What to Expect
In this post, I'll share:
- How I discovered "The Evolution of Trust" game
- The profound impact it had on my understanding of systems
- How game theory principles apply to software engineering
- Why trust is fundamental in building scalable systems
- Lessons learned from building distributed systems
Preview
In 2017, I stumbled upon a simple web game called "The Evolution of Trust" by Nicky Case. What started as casual curiosity turned into a pivotal moment in my software engineering journey...
"Trust is not just a human concept—it's a fundamental principle in system design, distributed computing, and even AI architecture."
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