I love attending code retreats. It’s an extremely efficient way to learn new things, though the people you pair with and the exercises you practice. And since keeping up with the newest thing is essential to a programmer, what better way to expand your knowledge is there than to let your creativity loose writing code in a different manner than the one you do every day?
What is a code kata?
A code kata is an exercise in programming which helps hone your skills through practice and repetition. Usually at code retreats, you pair with a different partner for each kata and you try to solve them by applying different pair programming techniques. Definitely my favorite kata so far is “Use no conditional blocks in your code”.
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