Are You a Good Code Scout?

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1. ARE YOU A GOOD SCOUT? @phpboyscout
2. I’m also a Scout Leader
3. Its great fun being a Scout!
4. Its great fun being a Scout!
5. “Always leave the better than you found it” campsite
6. codebase “Always leave the better than you found it”
7. We have now turned something that we teach kids aged 7 - 18 to do naturally, into something that we as developers should be doing every day.
8. • Add a README.md • Improve the docs • Add a Doc Block • Comment complexity Putting up a sign
9. • useless comments • obsolete code • old components • stray files • defunct backups Pick up some litter
10. • refactor a function or class • fix a failing test • write a new test (or two) Repair a fence
12. Make sure you haven’t broken anything Check all the tests pass Write a sensible commit message
13. Congratulations Your on your way to being a
 Good Code Scout
16. With the right attitude, 
 skills & tools for the job
17. https://www.amillionhands.org.uk/
18. Be Prepared
19. I am a 
 Problem 
 Solver
23. Be a Role Model
24. Being a good Scout is more than Dyb Dyb Dyb Hard Work Determination Ingenuity Tenacity Having Fun
26. Thanks @phpboyscout matt@phpboyscout.uk If you would like to have fun being a Scout then please visit scouts.org.uk/get-involved https://joind.in/16522 @