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Are You a Good Code Scout?

phpboyscout
November 25, 2015

Are You a Good Code Scout?

phpboyscout

November 25, 2015
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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
    [email protected]
    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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