34: Skills needed for facilitation and alternatives to Game of Life

In this episode:

• Which skills does a facilitator need?
• Alternative code katas to the Game of Life?

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Mentioned in this episode:

• JS CodeRetreat: facilitator's skills
• Mars Rover Kata
• Kata Theater

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26: Coderetreat with progressive sessions without deleting the code

In this episode I am describing an experimental Coderetreat format I used in one of my last retreats. The goal was to have progressive sessions without deleting the code, a bit like product development. I am talking about:

• Options to work on progressive sessions during the day in general.
• Validation of the Coderetreat principles for the taken option.
• Actual kata used and its requirement changes.
• Sessions run during the day and what to focus on as facilitator.
• Conclusion including feedback from participants.

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Mentioned in this episode:

• Lean Poker or Extreme Startup
• The Bowling Game Kata
• The OCP kata

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22: The Coding Dojo, using Coding Dojo exercises and are constraints overrated

In this episode I talking with Technical Agile Coach Emily Bache about her Coding Dojo Handbook and bits of the Coding Dojo can we use in a Coderetreat:

• What is a Coding Dojo?
• What is Emily's Handbook about?
• How can we use smaller exercises in a Coderetreat?
• Are constraints overrated?

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Thank you Emily for sharing your knowledge about Coding Dojos. You can reach Emily on her Twitter for further discussion.

Mentioned in this episode:

• The Coding Dojo Handbook by Emily Bache

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09: Constraint for first session and alternative exercises for Game of Life

In this (longer) episode I asked Sandra Parsick about

• the best constraint for the first session and
• alternative exercises for Game of Life.

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Thank you Sandra.

Mentioned in this episode:

• The Coderetreat Problem Is Not The Problem
• Mars Rover kata
• Snake/Nibbles/Tron

(Music from Synth Loop 1 by allpurposedw and Gong 001 by tec_studio.)