Ruby Coding Dojo
There's more Ruby goings-on in Brighton! If you haven't seen them before, the regular Coding Dojo sessions are group-programming exercises...
What: In the two hour session, up to twelve developers take turns solving a programming problem.
The rules of the Dojo are quite simple. The meeting room has one computer attached to a projector. The ringmaster explains the challenge for the week. Two programmers are selected to address the problem, one acting as the driver and one the navigator. They must speak continually about how they are solving the problem, so that the entire group follows what is being done. If the group fails to understand then the pair must pause to explain. One half of the pair is swapped out every five minutes. The language to be used and the problem to be solved vary from session to session.
Previous Dojo's have all been performed in Java, but the next one will be in Ruby (along with a short intro for the not-yet-ruby-conversant). If you're interested, sign up on that page and pop along to Future Platforms (google maps) on Wednesday 7th February at 19:00. The places are limited to 12 though, so sign up soon.
I'll look forward to seeing you there!
