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Are You a Good Code Scout?
phpboyscout
November 25, 2015
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ARE YOU A GOOD SCOUT? @phpboyscout
I’m also a Scout Leader
Its great fun being a Scout!
Its great fun being a Scout!
“Always leave the better than you found it” campsite
codebase “Always leave the better than you found it”
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.
• Add a README.md • Improve the docs • Add
a Doc Block • Comment complexity Putting up a sign
• useless comments • obsolete code • old components •
stray files • defunct backups Pick up some litter
• refactor a function or class • fix a failing
test • write a new test (or two) Repair a fence
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Make sure you haven’t broken anything Check all the tests
pass Write a sensible commit message
Congratulations Your on your way to being a Good Code
Scout
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With the right attitude, skills & tools for the
job
https://www.amillionhands.org.uk/
Be Prepared
I am a Problem Solver
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Be a Role Model
Being a good Scout is more than Dyb Dyb Dyb
Hard Work Determination Ingenuity Tenacity Having Fun
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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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