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SmallTalk @ FP

Posted on April 23, 2007 by Dominic Mitchell

I’ve just had a group introduction to Smalltalk. Piers was visiting Brighton and decided to teach us all about the roots of OO programming. In lieu of the usual 5-minute-on-keyboard sessions, Piers gave us a walk through of developing kata … Continue reading →

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Coding Dojo Tonight

Posted on March 27, 2007 by Dominic Mitchell

Tonight was the latest Coding Dojo. We were picking up the mantle from the previous time. This evening was peculiarly intense, thanks to Piers dropping in. Despite not completing the task (as per usual!), I learned an enourmous amount from … Continue reading →

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Coding Dojo 9

Posted on March 7, 2007 by Dominic Mitchell

I’m just back from Dojo#9. We attempted Kata 4 again, but in Ruby this time. Even though I was the only one with much Ruby experience behind me, it still wasn’t much of a problem in practise. I did some … Continue reading →

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Dojo IX

Posted on February 20, 2007 by Dominic Mitchell

Last night was the latest Coding Dojo. It was an astonishing success. Not only did we all manage to enjoy ourselves, we actually produced some working code! We were attempting Kata Four (data munging), which is split into three parts. … Continue reading →

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Dojo VIII

Posted on February 8, 2007 by Dominic Mitchell

Last night was the 8th Coding Dojo. Joh kindly allowed myself and Jay to try out one based on Ruby instead of the usual Java. Sadly, Jay was ill and couldn’t make it. Get well soon, Jay. We started late … Continue reading →

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