December '09 OrlandoPHP user group meeting

1. Coding
Dojo
@caike
caikesouza.com

2. Coding
Dojo
@caike
caikesouza.com

3. Lack of
practice

5. Kata

6. ( or literally: "form"):
japanese word describing
detailed choreographed
patterns of movements
practiced either solo or in
pair
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kata

7. Dojo
http://www.flickr.com/photos/el_ser_lomo/3267627038/

8. Dojo
get together to work
on a kata, have fun
and engage in
deliberate practice

9. Goal
- practice
- learn techniques
- improve techniques
- not necessarily solve
the problem

10. Values
- safe environment
- new ideas are welcome
- collaborative /
non-competitive
open to all skill levels

11. NO REAL WORLD
PROBLEMS
- context and pressure
- memory requirements
- performance requirements

12. RETROSPECTIVE

13. Kata
Formats

14. Prepared Kata
- One presenter
- Program from scratch
- TDD + BabySteps
- must make sense to everyone
- all are welcome to ask
questions

15. http://www.flickr.com/photos/dtsato/1061834029

16. Randori Kata
- Coding pair (driver and copilot).
- Everyone is invited to help.
- Timebox to advance (5 - 7 minutes).
- TDD + BabySteps.
- Driver goes back to the audience,
the copilot becomes driver and
other from the audience steps up to
be copilot.

17. http://www.flickr.com/photos/dtsato/992058455

18. http://www.flickr.com/photos/dtsato/1062695160/

19. ETTIQUETE
If you know how to code, you should
code
If you’re coding, everyone else has to
understand what you’re doing
If you’re the next to code, avoid
breaking the flow
If you’re not coding, don’t disturb
who is
If you have an idea, show it with code
If you’re stuck, ask for help
http://isanchez.net/2009/11/06/coding-dojo-etiquette

20. JOIN US!
http://groups.google.com/group/orlando-dojo
http://orlandodojo.wordpress.com/
NEXT SESSION - NEXT THURSDAY
(Dec 10)
CoLabOrlando
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