17: Preserving energy as facilitator and activities to help switch pairs

In this episode I talk about:

• Preserving my energy as facilitator.
• Activities to help switch pairs.

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

16: Corey Haines' Cleveland Coderetreat Introduction Part 1

In this episode Corey Haines will introduce you to:

• The goal of the Coderetreat
• The 4 Rules of Simple Design

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Material in this episode:

• Corey Haines' Cleveland Code Retreat Introduction from Corey Haines on Vimeo
• On the goals of Coderetreat
• Kent Beck's four rules of simple design

(Music from Synth Loop 1 by allpurposedw.)

15: The intro, facilitate forming pairs and difference to a Coding Dojo

This episode contains:

• What to put into the intro for the day?
• How to facilitate forming pairs?
• Which are the differences between organizing a Coderetreat and a Coding Dojo night?

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

14: Alex Bolboaca's Message for Coderetreat Attendees

In this episode Alex Bolboaca will answer the following questions:

• What makes Coderetreats magical?
• How to get the most out of a Coderetreat?

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Material in this episode:

• Alex Bolboaca on Coderetreat from AgileWorks on Vimeo
• How to get the most out of a Code Retreat
• Episode 07: Deleting the code
• Episode 01: Seeing different languages

(Music from Synth Loop 1 by allpurposedw.)

13: Primary job of facilitator, first session without pairing and supporting participants' learning journey

Today I talk about the following questions:

• What is your primary job as facilitator?
• Is it allowed to run the first session without any pairing?
• What is Ping Pong?
• How to support participants to continue their learning journey after the Coderetreat?

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Mentioned in this episode:

• Managing the Difficulty of Coding Exercises
• A box of things to take from the Coderetreat

Thanks to Christian Haas for feedback on audio quality of this podcast.

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

12: What to look for and ask about other than the code

In this episode my co-facilitator Oliver Spann shares some tips for non-coding facilitators:

• What to look for during sessions (while people work) other than the code?
• What to ask in retrospectives if you did not understand the code?

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Thank you Oliver for sharing your knowledge. You can learn more from Oliver at his blog. Related to this episode is Oliver's latest article Can you facilitate a Coderetreat as a Scrum Master?

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

11: A remote Coderetreat and overview of constraints

In this episode:

• How to run a remote Coderetreat?
• What are constraints?

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Material used for this episode:

• Retrospective on a Remote Global Day of Coderetreat
• 20/80 - A coding dojo constraint just for fun

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