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Katas, Contests and Coding Dojos
Katas, coding dojos, and coding contests can help programmers improve their skills through repetition and experimentation. Katas involve practicing individual coding exercises based on martial arts training techniques, and can help programmers learn new languages, tools, and ingrain good habits like test-driven development and refactoring. Coding dojos are events where programmers work on katas together in teams, while being observed to ensure good practices like test-first development are followed. Contests involve programmers solving problems or "sparring" to further improve their skills through competition.
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Katas, Contests and Coding Dojos
- 1. Katas, Contests and Coding Dojos Kerry Buckley, 1 October 2010
- 2. What is aKata?
- 3. kata noun a system ofindividual training exercises for practitioners of karate and other martial arts. • ( pl. same or katas) an individual exercise of this kind. ORIGIN Japanese.
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- 5. But what doesthat have to do with software?
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- 8. ‘Prag’ Dave Thomas •Simple problems • Many correct solutions • Different each time • Learn by experimentation
- 9. ‘Uncle’ Bob Martin •Copy a master • Follow forms precisely • Learn by repetition • Aim for perfect performance
- 10. Katas can help… •To ingrain good habits (TDD, refactoring) • When learning a new language • Master your editor or IDE • Stop you forgetting the basics
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- 19. And if Icatch you writing the code before the test again, I’ll give you a chinese burn on the other arm too. http://picasaweb.google.com/coreyhaines/CodeRetreatChicago#5383234997317010050
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