Are You a Good Code Scout?

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1. ARE YOU A
   GOOD SCOUT?
   @phpboyscout
   

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2. I’m also a Scout Leader
   

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3. Its great fun being a Scout!
   

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4. Its great fun being a Scout!
   

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5. “Always leave
   the
   better than you
   found it”
   campsite
   

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6. codebase
   “Always leave
   the
   better than you
   found it”
   

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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.
   

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8. • Add a README.md
   • Improve the docs
   • Add a Doc Block
   • Comment complexity
   Putting up a sign
   

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9. • useless comments
   • obsolete code
   • old components
   • stray files
   • defunct backups
   Pick up some litter
   

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10. • refactor a function or class
    • fix a failing test
    • write a new test (or two)
    Repair a fence
    

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12. Make sure you haven’t
    broken anything
    Check all the tests pass
    Write a sensible commit
    message
    

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13. Congratulations
    Your on your way to being a

    Good Code Scout
    

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16. With the right attitude, 

    skills & tools for the job
    

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17. https://www.amillionhands.org.uk/
    

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18. Be Prepared
    

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19. I am a 

    Problem 

    Solver
    

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23. Be a Role Model
    

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24. Being a good Scout is more than Dyb Dyb Dyb
    Hard Work
    Determination
    Ingenuity
    Tenacity
    Having Fun
    

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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
    @
    

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