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This kata concept has an interesting dovetail to Jennifer DeWalt's 180 Websites in 180 Days project[1]: repeated skills practice within a set of constraints. I
by saidajigumi 13y ago
This kata concept has an interesting dovetail to Jennifer DeWalt's 180 Websites in 180 Days project[1]: repeated skills practice within a set of constraints.
I really like Chong Kim's idea of using Screenflow to capture these sessions and be able to review them later, played back at high speed. The opportunity to "look over my own shoulder" as I'm working a problem, to inspect my workflow in a manner detached from the moment, seems like an invaluable training tool. Video review has been used for athletes to improve their skills for ages now, and has become very accessible right along with smartphones. Applying those techniques to coding or other knowledge worker skills (work in Photoshop, etc?) is pretty darn interesting.
[1] Most recently on HN at: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6489468 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6489468