The first Coding Dojo session seemed to go very well. There was a good mix of skill-levels and some interesting approaches to the problem of representing supermarket purchases in Java (Kata 1). One thing I found interesting was the notable difference in speed, interaction and achievement between pairs who had prior experience of working together. I honestly had not expected it to be so marked.
(Tom's photos are here, here, here and here. His account of the session is here.)
Next time we need:
- A better projector screen (although our makeshift piece of paper functioned well enough, it was not ideal).
- Some clearer rules of engagement
- Forfeits, etc
- Filter coffee (so I can have some, darn that allergy)
- A better way for me to keep time
- A better microphone
- Unit testing from the beginning!
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