Coding dojo PocketMobile Johannes Brodwall, Chief scientist Exilesoft.

Coding dojo

PocketMobileJohannes 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»?

ProgrammersPractice

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

ProgrammersPractice

• Slow down• Repeat• Reflect

People

ProgrammersPractice

People• Make friends

• Work together• Have fun

Failing test

Write code

Failing test

Write code

Failing test

Failing test

Write code

Failing test

Write code

Failing test

Refactor code and tests

Refactor code and tests

Failing test

Write code

Failing test

Write code

Failing test

Failing test

Write code

Failing test

Write code

Failing test

Refactor code and tests

Refactor code and tests

Kata: Leap years

Dojo format:

1. Select kata

2. Plan approach

3. Work

4. Reflect

5. Repeat

Katas:

Kata: Prime factors1 => []

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 factors1 => []

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: Romans1 => 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!

Thank you [email protected]

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