WeActuallyBuildStuff - Extreme Programming Live

Extreme Programming Live

WeActuallyBuildStuffJohannes Brodwall

Exilesoft Chief scientist

@jhannes

Guest starring: Andrej Slivko

Goal• To have fun now!

• For you to have fun now!• For you to have fun later

(stretch goal)

After this talk• You may find desire to train with TDD

• You may pair program sometimes• You may think of some ways to improve the

way you work

1. Waddayamean«extreme programming»

2. What to look for3. Demonstration 4. Discussion5. Conclusion

«Extreme programming»?

Is it better to• Do the thing right?

• Do the right thing?

It is better to• Do the thing right, then to

• Do the right thing• (first)

Ping pong

Ingredience #1:Pair programming

Ingredience #2:Test driven

development

Failing test

Write code

Failing test

Write code

Failing test

Ingredience #3:

Refactoring

Failing test

Write code

Failing test

Write code

Failing test

Refactor code and tests

Refactor code and tests

Put together

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

Refactor code and tests

Refactor code and tests

Demonstration

What to watch for?

If you’re a project manager

If you’re an architect

If you’re a developer

If you’re neither

Please:• Talk about what you see to the person

next to you (whisper)•Tweet to @jhannes

Demonstration(Guest starring Andrej Slivko)

Kata: Minesweeper

What did you see?

What did you see?• How often did we switch ”driver”?

• Effects of pairing?• What did the ”non-driver” do?

•How do you expect it to be different?

What do you think?•Pairing two seniors?•Pairing two juniors?

• Pairing senior and talent?• Pairing senior and junior?

What did you see?• How many tests?

•Was the step size right?• What was the first test?

• How did we decide next test?• What was the final test?

What did you see?•Did we refactor the right amount?

• How long was the code red?• Strengths in final design

•Weaknesses in final design•Enough comments?

Questions?

Your experience?

Becoming a better programmer

Why become better programmer?

Seriously. Why?

Only 13.37% of effort

Getting better quality

Getting better qualityCorrectness

Maintainability

But more importantly!

Think better

Think betterThink beyond the curly brackets

«The Alignment Trap»

How to get better

Practice

Deliberate Practice• Slow down

• Repeat• Reflect

Practice at work

Practice at home

Practice at home

Watch this space!

Practice with friends

Vilnius Coding Dojo?

What have you learned• TDD makes you productive

• TDD consists of small steps• TDD requires practice

• Pair programming is fun• Pair programming helps you keep flow

Conclusion

ConclusionFree your mind

Free your mindPractice our art

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Thank you