Comments on: Austin TDD CodingDojo Complete

By: Tim Hardy

Tim Hardy — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 20:25:05 +0000

I got a lot out of the event as well. It was great meeting all you TDD experts and just being exposed to your ways of thinking. We are very eager to learn more about how to acutally apply TDD now that we’ve been “exposed”.

As to any rough spots in the event, it was just iteration One, as people have already said. Thanks a lot for putting the event together.

By: Aaron Eastburn

Aaron Eastburn — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:53:46 +0000

I have to agree with Ray. It didn’t seem like a failure. After all, we all got to see that we struggle with very similar questions when it comes to doing TDD. We also got to see the way that people who do TDD every day approach the same problems. A failure would have been only 8 people out of the 30 showing up.

By: Dave Laribee

Dave Laribee — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:31:44 +0000

Great work Chad!

I think the fact that you’re being honest with yourself and retrospecting is another thing we can all take away here. Plain-and-simple, it’s how a good agile team works.

I hope we can take this form and move it forward, learning along the way.

By: Ray Houston

Ray Houston — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:24:48 +0000

@Chad – I wouldn’t say the event was a failure because I personally got a lot out of it (it’s all about me you know). Seriously, I think it was great because it’s the first step towards putting together a truly awesome event. Having a slightly chaotic dojo is much better than having no dojo at all. Now that we have that first one out of the way, we have a better understanding of what we want to accomplish and how to get there. Thanks for kicking this thing off! I’m ready for the next one.

By: Jimmy Bogard

Jimmy Bogard — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:06:18 +0000

I think a TDD workshop is another format to consider in the future (which I’d be happy to help with). We had a little bit of “too many chiefs” syndrome. At the very least, everyone left with exposure of TDD done by people that have used it successfully.

By: Joe Ocampo

Joe Ocampo — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 04:43:20 +0000

Chad, despite all the necessary distractions the event was awesome. Just think how much better the next one will be. ;-)

Cheers!

By: Alan Stevens

Alan Stevens — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 04:08:12 +0000

Chad, thanks for sticking your neck out and blazing a trail. The rest of us benefit from watching you learn. Sounds like the event was beneficial, even if it didn’t meet your expectations.

Cheers,

++Alan