I had the opportunity to speak to a class on #OneHourOfCode and had a great time presenting. My presentation for this event is located here and a larger LinkedIn post is located here. This is a great initiative and a great way to continue fostering the growth and spirit of coding.
The pixie dust, the magic potions, the unicorns or rainbows. All developer magic to make what was broken work again. All creative ideas, ingenuity, random thoughts, the willingness to try something new. All within the absence of patterns, factories, frameworks, guidelines and points. But the very best magic, the magic that takes what was broken to working once again – is the magic that which leverages what is there, what is broken and makes it shine…
Ask anyone what their problem is and they will tell you exactly how they want to solve it and make it go away. I could easily come up with a few of my own problems and solutions to them, but their wrong. It’s not that I don’t trust myself, It’s not that I don’t trust myself, it’s that they are framed by own view as to how I perceive the problem. In that frame, whether…
The Cobbler works at his craft, taking on all the activities required to build a really great shoe. When complete they know it inside and out and can talk enthusiastically about what they’ve created for hours and days on end. They are not simply satisfied with the act of having been completed in creating a shoe, but in creating a unique shoe for someone to use. The imperfections in the craft are what make it…
Step 1: Take a Task that you know has a number of steps to it – let’s say 12. Step 2: Get them started on Step 1. Step 3: Wait. Step 4: Gauge where they came back and asked for help – what step were they on? Where did they get stuck? What did they do with the information you shared with them? It’s not about you helping out at Step 1 and ignoring them…