Structured Coding Dojos: How We Facilitate a Common Foundation of Development Skills
At it-economics we value continuous learning. With our monthly coding dojo we create a safe space for our developers of all experience levels to sharpen the skills of their craft. After many more traditional, improvised coding dojo sessions with the typical coding exercises we found online, we decided to try a more structured approach. So we formed a team that regularly prepares exercises in a fictitious but realistic code base. Focusing on specific concepts and principles in each session, we took inspiration from the Clean Code Developer initiative which divides the principles into 7 grades that we repeat about once per year.
Target Audience: Everyone involved in building and shipping quality software, especially: Developers, technical leadership, project managers, testers
Prerequisites: None
Level: Basic
Software Developer
With a background in games and mobile apps, Raimund likes to create software products with the user in mind. Always learning new techniques and practices, he likes to share his learnings with interested colleagues and customers alike. He is aware that building quality software requires continuous learning and deliberate practice, but also that software development should be fun and rewarding.
Software Developer
A backend developer with a passion for clean code and a high standard for quality, Sven takes a lot of inspiration from industry leaders like Kent Beck and Dave Farley. He likes to work and learn with like-minded people and raise the bar for what it means to craft software in the modern world. Solving problems and getting to the root of tricky bugs motivates him more than he likes to admit.
