Tomorrow is the Global Day of Code Retreat 2013, or as I like to call it, the programmers’ Christmas. Every year, I think of what I can improve in the code retreat to make it even better for the attendees. Last year, I decided to start by asking them what they would like to learn and then picked the sessions accordingly (and I started a blog post that’s in draft since last...
You will love programming again You relive the first moments of programming (unless you started with Cobol) You will see how other people write code You will write and speak about code all day long. You’re between friends, accept that’s the one thing you could do for days You come as an expert and leave like a novice To live a paradox: it couldn’t possibly work but it does You...
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I drew this picture with Corey Haines at the Krakow April 2011 Code Retreat. I started with the overall silhouette of the method, and Corey added the eye and the comment. In the end, I think we got an excellent motivational poster. So, developers, don’t let your methods look like this! The right bottom corner is about another thing you should remember: at least know the name of your pair...
Here are some of the things we’ve learned about running a code retreat. We’ve facilitated about 10 code retreats, including one with Corey Haines.The smallest one was with two (yes, two) people and the largest with about 20. Here are some of the things we learned. Don’t try to convince people Many developers who took part in code retreats tried to talk to their colleagues or...