Are you a good Code Scout Scouts are taught to be adventurous, considerate, thoughtful, effective, diligent, ingenious, thorough, earnest and effective… All of these qualities are ones that we should be striving for as a Developer. This talk intends to prove that being a Good Scout and being a Great developer are are pretty much the same thing. It will take you through the types of actions and attitudes that are taught to millions of kids aged seven to eighteen and compare it to what you should be practicing every day to make you a better Developer. I'll tell you all the things you need to know to earn your very first Code Scout badge.

1. ARE YOU A
GOOD SCOUT?

2. Matt Cockayne
@phpboyscout
I’ve been a developer
for well over a decade
in one form or
another!
I’ve been a speaker for
all of 30 seconds!

3. I’m also a Scout Leader

4. Its great fun being a Scout!

5. Its great fun being a Scout!

6. Its great fun being a Scout!

7. “Always leave
the
better than you
found it”
campsite

8. codebase
“Always leave
the
better than you
found it”

9. We have now turned something that we teach
kids aged 7 - 18 to do naturally, into
something that we as developers
should be doing every day.

10. • Add a README.md
• Improve the docs
• Add a Doc Block
• Comment complexity
Putting up a sign

11. • useless comments
• obsolete code
• old components
• stray files
• defunct backups
Pick up some litter

12. • refactor a function or class
• fix a failing test
• write a new test (or two)
Repair a fence

14. Make sure you haven’t
broken anything
Check all the tests pass
Write a sensible commit
message

15. Congratulations

16. Congratulations
Your on your way to being a
Good Code Scout

19. With the right attitude,
skills & tools for the job

20. With the right attitude,
skills & tools for the job

21. WORST STEREOTYPE. EVER

22. Being a good Scout is more than Dib Dib Dib
Hard Work
Determination
Ingenuity
Tenacity

24. Thanks
@phpboyscout
matt@phpboyscout.uk
If you would like to have fun
being a Scout then please visit
scouts.org.uk/get-involved
https://joind.in/15474