I wonder, with the dojo happening every month, and most people turning up most times, if this might turn into a bit of a popularity contest.
If a leader won last time, then people will be more likely to go for the 'safe option' and join that person next time. I do like the current method of having random team choices Steve On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 1:14 PM, René Dudfield <ren...@gmail.com> wrote: > That could work with a theme... the goal doesn't have to be a game? It's > more inventing the problem as you go? > > Unrelated thought for a good exercise... new requirements are introduced > at half time... and then 5 minutes before the end... like real life. > On Jul 15, 2013 2:05 PM, "Jonathan Hartley" <tart...@tartley.com> wrote: > >> I don't think this helps, but it's a model I think is otherwise widely >> applicable, so I'll spread the seed: >> >> One model I've seen work well on game programming challenges is that >> self-selected leaders will each pitch their project vision, and then >> participants will decide which leader's team they would like to join. >> Leaders may also prefer other pitches to their own, and decide to revoke or >> merge pitches (generally, only one leader in a merged pitch will retain the >> 'leader' tag) >> >> This has advantages that: >> >> * self-selected leaders are vetted by the crowd. If they are revealed, >> during their pitch, to be blustering buffoons, then people can vote with >> their feet. >> >> * everyone gets to work with the project/leadership that they choose, so >> in theory happiness is maximised (for everyone apart from the 'failed' >> project leaders.) >> >> * projects which are popular are allocated correspondingly generous >> personpower. >> >> The disadvantages are: >> >> * It isn't remotely relevant to our current dojo format >> >> * It doesn't give even distribution of team sizes >> >> Jonathan >> >> >> >> On 12/07/13 20:53, xtian wrote: >> >> I like the sound of this - Scrapheap Challenge style. You're right, it >> would take a bit more organisation though. >> >> On 12 Jul 2013, at 14:31, Alistair Broomhead < >> alistair.broomh...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Something that may may not work (I guess it would take a fair amount >> of organisation) once a challenge has been picked, we ask people to >> volunteer as team leaders, they get a git repo set up and write tests, but >> their main role is to advise their team and give them a nudge on things >> which are stopping them from progressing. This would mean that each team >> has an 'expert', but I guess it would also mean people who were willing to >> take this role would have to bring a laptop off their own -an issue for me >> as I don't own one... >> On 12 Jul 2013 14:19, "Javier Llopis" <jav...@correo.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> >> Another person could simply say: mmm... interesting but... not for my >>> >> level. And stop coming. Do you really want this? >>> > >>> > When all's said and done, if someone doesn't think it's for them, then >>> > it's not for them. We can try to be as accommodating as possible, but >>> > you can't please all the people all the time. >>> > >>> >>> ...And in this case, I would rather try to keep the expert coders in >>> instead of the newbies. Better be challenged than bored. >>> >>> Just my 2p >>> >>> J >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> python-uk mailing list >>> python-uk@python.org >>> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> python-uk mailing list >> python-uk@python.org >> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> python-uk mailing >> listpython-uk@python.orghttp://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk >> >> >> >> -- >> Jonathan Hartley tart...@tartley.com http://tartley.com >> Made of meat. +44 7737 062 225 twitter/skype: tartley >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> python-uk mailing list >> python-uk@python.org >> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk >> >> > _______________________________________________ > python-uk mailing list > python-uk@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk > >
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