The London Python Code Dojo - an Education in Developer Education
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Monthly London meetups draw about 30 people with a ~15–16 person core, split into formats like randori kata (paired public TDD with 10‑minute slots), team dojo (teams of 5–6 solve a voted problem in ~1.5 hours), and prepared katas; sessions use test‑driven development, live pairing, Git/GitHub for multi‑session projects (a text adventure), pizza and beer, name‑tags and donated books; first meetup attracts ~25, later events sell out in hours; outcomes are rapid hands‑on practice, measured feedback via show‑and‑tell, and tangible community growth.
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chapters (48)
- 0:00Intro
- 1:07Background
- 3:31Agenda
- 4:12What is a Code Dojo
- 4:33History
- 5:15Socrates
- 5:29The Grumpy Old Man
- 5:42The Prison Guys
- 6:14Kata
- 7:45Prepare Chatter
- 8:37The Dojo
- 10:43What is it
- 12:03First meeting
- 12:21Pair Programming
- 15:49Problems
- 17:23Formats
- 17:49Questions
- 18:05Participation
- 18:36Great Egg Race
- 20:06Show Telling Review
- 21:15Why The Code Dojo
- 24:22Attendees
- 25:04Sample Question
- 26:01Celebrate Failure
- 26:40Who is the Organizer
- 27:12The effect of any educational activity
- 27:29A positive change in learners
- 28:50Happy shouts
- 29:39Personal observations
- 30:01Teachers
- 30:33Music Education
- 33:20The Suzuki Method
- 33:49Mysterious ways
- 34:51The Air Bottles
- 35:17Caricature
- 35:59Save yourself
- 36:25Any more questions
- 37:08Will you start a Dojo
- 40:30Getter
- 40:55Connect
- 41:20Version Control
- 41:45Dojo Project
- 42:50Version Control Menu
- 43:37New Users
- 44:50Personal Space
- 45:17Organizing the Dojo
- 45:59Strict Teacher Model
- 48:00Conclusion
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