Code kata

What ?

A kata, or code kata, is defined as an exercise in programming which helps hone your skills through practice and repetition.

Many kind of katas

Randori

The challenge is solved by coding pairs (driver and copilot)

Everyone can help
Each pair has a small (5 or 7 minutes) timebox
At the end of the timebox :
- Driver goes back to the audience
- Copilot becomes driver
- One of the audience step up to be copilot

Katas

A presenter shows how to solve the challenge from scratch (TDD, Baby steps).

Each step must make sense to everyone
People interrupt if they don’t understand

Code kata

Why ?

Practicing is at the heart of the software craftsman mindset that is why doing katas with your peers is so important.
It can help you to acquire new skills and connect to your peers.

How ?

Create a coding dojo in your company
- a place where people can come and practice their skills

A coding dojo is a place to learn and have fun while programming.

In a coding dojo you can organize what is called coding katas.

Resources

Code kata