Coding dojo PocketMobile Johannes Brodwall, Chief scientist Exilesoft

1.What is a dojo? 2.Ping-pong demo 3.First kata 4.First kata, repeat 5.Second kata 6.Wrap-up

«Coding dojo»?

Programmers Practice People

Programmers Practice People

«Deliberate practice is your highway to becoming an expert.»

«Slowing down is really the key to get any skill under your belt.»

«In order to master any move or action you need to make a lot of repetitions.»

Reflect on different approaches

Programmers Practice Slow down Repeat Reflect People

Programmers Practice People Make friends Work together Have fun

Failing test Write code Failing test Write code Failing test

Write code Failing test Write code Failing test Refactor code and tests

Failing test Write code Failing test Write code Failing test

Write code Failing test Write code Failing test Refactor code and tests

Kata: Leap years

Dojo format:

1.Select kata 2.Plan approach 3.Work 4.Reflect 5.Repeat

Katas:

Kata: Prime factors 1 => [] 2 => [2] 3 => [3] 4 => [2,2] … 2*2*13*17*23*23 => [2,2,13,17,23,23]

Approach:

Which tests?

How long do we need?

Reflect

What surprised you? What do you want to achieve next round? What did you learn?

Kata: Prime factors 1 => [] 2 => [2] 3 => [3] 4 => [2,2] … 2*2*13*17*23*23 => [2,2,13,17,23,23]

Reflect

What surprised you? What do you want to achieve next round? What did you learn?

Kata: Romans 1 => I 5 => V 1999 => MCMXCIX

Which tests?

Reflect

What surprised you? What do you want to achieve next round? What did you learn?

Reflect

What surprised you? What will you do next? What did you learn?

Conclusion:

Deliberate practice will make you a master developer!

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