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READING CODE GOOD @SARONYITBAREK + @readingcodegood Saturday, April 26, 14
a year ago today ... Saturday, April 26, 14
Saturday, April 26, 14
Saturday, April 26, 14
Saturday, April 26, 14
Saturday, April 26, 14
Saturday, April 26, 14
Saturday, April 26, 14
Saturday, April 26, 14
Saturday, April 26, 14
Saturday, April 26, 14
how can I become an expert? Saturday, April 26, 14
READ CODE Saturday, April 26, 14
Saturday, April 26, 14
Saturday, April 26, 14
Saturday, April 26, 14
one hour Saturday, April 26, 14
one hourevery Saturday, April 26, 14
SUNDAY one hourevery Saturday, April 26, 14
SUNDAY@ 11 AM one hourevery Saturday, April 26, 14
and we called it ... Saturday, April 26, 14
code club Saturday, April 26, 14
so what code should we read? Saturday, April 26, 14
so what code should we read? ANYTHING Saturday, April 26, 14
the code base should be exemplary Saturday, April 26, 14
• popular • well documented • well written • well maintained exemplary = Saturday, April 26, 14
Saturday, April 26, 14
Saturday, April 26, 14
we started with Sinatra’s ‘get’ method Saturday, April 26, 14
Saturday, April 26, 14
Saturday, April 26, 14
RETRO Saturday, April 26, 14
• how was the experience? • what did we learn? • how can we improve? Saturday, April 26, 14
1. pick a manageable code base => 100 lines of code Saturday, April 26, 14
• asking questions • trying things • researching topics Saturday, April 26, 14
it wasn’t just about reading the code ... Saturday, April 26, 14
2. the learning happens in these digressions Saturday, April 26, 14
3. this is a team effort Saturday, April 26, 14
4. pick a tour guide Saturday, April 26, 14
finding ‘exemplary’ code is hard Saturday, April 26, 14
Saturday, April 26, 14
Saturday, April 26, 14
Saturday, April 26, 14
5. interact with the code Saturday, April 26, 14
• what’s the intent? • why was it written that way? • how does it fit in? Saturday, April 26, 14
6. it doesn’t have to be exemplary Saturday, April 26, 14
everything was going swimmingly ... Saturday, April 26, 14
Saturday, April 26, 14
7. finding knowledge gaps Saturday, April 26, 14
8. you gotta keep at it Saturday, April 26, 14
everything was going swimmingly again ... Saturday, April 26, 14
... and then we read the omniauth-meetup gem Saturday, April 26, 14
9. find interesting code bases Saturday, April 26, 14
the unexpected benefits ... Saturday, April 26, 14
Saturday, April 26, 14
• organization of the code Saturday, April 26, 14
• organization of the code • see the collaboration Saturday, April 26, 14
• organization of the code • see the collaboration • build your confidence Saturday, April 26, 14
so you want to start your own Code Club ... Saturday, April 26, 14
CODE CLUB GUIDELINES Saturday, April 26, 14
CODE CLUB GUIDELINES 1. pick a manageable code base => 100 lines of code Saturday, April 26, 14
CODE CLUB GUIDELINES 1. pick a manageable code base => 100 lines of code 2. the learning happens in the digressions Saturd...
CODE CLUB GUIDELINES 1. pick a manageable code base => 100 lines of code 2. the learning happens in the digressions 3. it’...
CODE CLUB GUIDELINES 1. pick a manageable code base => 100 lines of code 2. the learning happens in the digressions 3. it’...
CODE CLUB GUIDELINES 1. pick a manageable code base => 100 lines of code 2. the learning happens in the digressions 3. it’...
CODE CLUB GUIDELINES 1. pick a manageable code base => 100 lines of code 2. the learning happens in the digressions 3. it’...
CODE CLUB GUIDELINES 1. pick a manageable code base => 100 lines of code 2. the learning happens in the digressions 3. it’...
CODE CLUB GUIDELINES 1. pick a manageable code base => 100 lines of code 2. the learning happens in the digressions 3. it’...
CODE CLUB GUIDELINES 1. pick a manageable code base => 100 lines of code 2. the learning happens in the digressions 3. it’...
how is this getting me to ‘expert’? Saturday, April 26, 14
Saturday, April 26, 14
Saturday, April 26, 14
Saturday, April 26, 14
--- for more info --> bloggytoons.com/code-club --- 1. dotenv 2. figaro 3. omniauth-meetup 4. country select 5. gravatar_i...
If you’re looking to start a Code Club or you’ve found a great code base to read, I’d love to hear about it. @readingcodeg...
bloggytoons.com/code-club Saturday, April 26, 14
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From RailsConf 2014 - Everyone tells you that being a great programmer means reading lots of code. This talks gives you guidelines on starting your own Code Club (a Book Club, but for reading code!), and how to make the most as a developing programmer. Follow @readingcodegood for codebases to get you started. And tell us about great code that you've read!

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Reading Code Good

  1. 1. READING CODE GOOD @SARONYITBAREK + @readingcodegood Saturday, April 26, 14
  2. 2. a year ago today ... Saturday, April 26, 14
  3. 3. Saturday, April 26, 14
  4. 4. Saturday, April 26, 14
  5. 5. Saturday, April 26, 14
  6. 6. Saturday, April 26, 14
  7. 7. Saturday, April 26, 14
  8. 8. Saturday, April 26, 14
  9. 9. Saturday, April 26, 14
  10. 10. Saturday, April 26, 14
  11. 11. Saturday, April 26, 14
  12. 12. how can I become an expert? Saturday, April 26, 14
  13. 13. READ CODE Saturday, April 26, 14
  14. 14. Saturday, April 26, 14
  15. 15. Saturday, April 26, 14
  16. 16. Saturday, April 26, 14
  17. 17. one hour Saturday, April 26, 14
  18. 18. one hourevery Saturday, April 26, 14
  19. 19. SUNDAY one hourevery Saturday, April 26, 14
  20. 20. SUNDAY@ 11 AM one hourevery Saturday, April 26, 14
  21. 21. and we called it ... Saturday, April 26, 14
  22. 22. code club Saturday, April 26, 14
  23. 23. so what code should we read? Saturday, April 26, 14
  24. 24. so what code should we read? ANYTHING Saturday, April 26, 14
  25. 25. the code base should be exemplary Saturday, April 26, 14
  26. 26. • popular • well documented • well written • well maintained exemplary = Saturday, April 26, 14
  27. 27. Saturday, April 26, 14
  28. 28. Saturday, April 26, 14
  29. 29. we started with Sinatra’s ‘get’ method Saturday, April 26, 14
  30. 30. Saturday, April 26, 14
  31. 31. Saturday, April 26, 14
  32. 32. RETRO Saturday, April 26, 14
  33. 33. • how was the experience? • what did we learn? • how can we improve? Saturday, April 26, 14
  34. 34. 1. pick a manageable code base => 100 lines of code Saturday, April 26, 14
  35. 35. • asking questions • trying things • researching topics Saturday, April 26, 14
  36. 36. it wasn’t just about reading the code ... Saturday, April 26, 14
  37. 37. 2. the learning happens in these digressions Saturday, April 26, 14
  38. 38. 3. this is a team effort Saturday, April 26, 14
  39. 39. 4. pick a tour guide Saturday, April 26, 14
  40. 40. finding ‘exemplary’ code is hard Saturday, April 26, 14
  41. 41. Saturday, April 26, 14
  42. 42. Saturday, April 26, 14
  43. 43. Saturday, April 26, 14
  44. 44. 5. interact with the code Saturday, April 26, 14
  45. 45. • what’s the intent? • why was it written that way? • how does it fit in? Saturday, April 26, 14
  46. 46. 6. it doesn’t have to be exemplary Saturday, April 26, 14
  47. 47. everything was going swimmingly ... Saturday, April 26, 14
  48. 48. Saturday, April 26, 14
  49. 49. 7. finding knowledge gaps Saturday, April 26, 14
  50. 50. 8. you gotta keep at it Saturday, April 26, 14
  51. 51. everything was going swimmingly again ... Saturday, April 26, 14
  52. 52. ... and then we read the omniauth-meetup gem Saturday, April 26, 14
  53. 53. 9. find interesting code bases Saturday, April 26, 14
  54. 54. the unexpected benefits ... Saturday, April 26, 14
  55. 55. Saturday, April 26, 14
  56. 56. • organization of the code Saturday, April 26, 14
  57. 57. • organization of the code • see the collaboration Saturday, April 26, 14
  58. 58. • organization of the code • see the collaboration • build your confidence Saturday, April 26, 14
  59. 59. so you want to start your own Code Club ... Saturday, April 26, 14
  60. 60. CODE CLUB GUIDELINES Saturday, April 26, 14
  61. 61. CODE CLUB GUIDELINES 1. pick a manageable code base => 100 lines of code Saturday, April 26, 14
  62. 62. CODE CLUB GUIDELINES 1. pick a manageable code base => 100 lines of code 2. the learning happens in the digressions Saturday, April 26, 14
  63. 63. CODE CLUB GUIDELINES 1. pick a manageable code base => 100 lines of code 2. the learning happens in the digressions 3. it’s a team effort Saturday, April 26, 14
  64. 64. CODE CLUB GUIDELINES 1. pick a manageable code base => 100 lines of code 2. the learning happens in the digressions 3. it’s a team effort 4. pick a tour guide Saturday, April 26, 14
  65. 65. CODE CLUB GUIDELINES 1. pick a manageable code base => 100 lines of code 2. the learning happens in the digressions 3. it’s a team effort 4. pick a tour guide 5. interact with the code Saturday, April 26, 14
  66. 66. CODE CLUB GUIDELINES 1. pick a manageable code base => 100 lines of code 2. the learning happens in the digressions 3. it’s a team effort 4. pick a tour guide 5. interact with the code 6. it doesn’t have to be good Saturday, April 26, 14
  67. 67. CODE CLUB GUIDELINES 1. pick a manageable code base => 100 lines of code 2. the learning happens in the digressions 3. it’s a team effort 4. pick a tour guide 5. interact with the code 6. it doesn’t have to be good 7. finding knowledge gaps Saturday, April 26, 14
  68. 68. CODE CLUB GUIDELINES 1. pick a manageable code base => 100 lines of code 2. the learning happens in the digressions 3. it’s a team effort 4. pick a tour guide 5. interact with the code 6. it doesn’t have to be good 7. finding knowledge gaps 8. keep at it Saturday, April 26, 14
  69. 69. CODE CLUB GUIDELINES 1. pick a manageable code base => 100 lines of code 2. the learning happens in the digressions 3. it’s a team effort 4. pick a tour guide 5. interact with the code 6. it doesn’t have to be good 7. finding knowledge gaps 8. keep at it 9. find interesting code bases Saturday, April 26, 14
  70. 70. how is this getting me to ‘expert’? Saturday, April 26, 14
  71. 71. Saturday, April 26, 14
  72. 72. Saturday, April 26, 14
  73. 73. Saturday, April 26, 14
  74. 74. --- for more info --> bloggytoons.com/code-club --- 1. dotenv 2. figaro 3. omniauth-meetup 4. country select 5. gravatar_image_tag 6. googlebooks CODE BASES WE’VE READ Saturday, April 26, 14
  75. 75. If you’re looking to start a Code Club or you’ve found a great code base to read, I’d love to hear about it. @readingcodegood Saturday, April 26, 14
  76. 76. bloggytoons.com/code-club Saturday, April 26, 14

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