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ARE YOU A GOOD SCOUT? @phpboyscout

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I’m also a Scout Leader

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Its great fun being a Scout!

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Its great fun being a Scout!

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“Always leave the better than you found it” campsite

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codebase “Always leave the better than you found it”

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

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

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• 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

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Congratulations Your on your way to being a
 Good Code Scout

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With the right attitude, 
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https://www.amillionhands.org.uk/

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Be Prepared

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I am a 
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Be a Role Model

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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 @