The slides from my hastily revised Unconf Talk for the impromptu talk in the hangover slot at PHPNW15

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

7. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

19. https://www.amillionhands.org.uk/

20. Be Prepared

21. I am a
Problem
Solver

25. Be a Role Model

26. Be a Role Model
WORST STEREOTYPE. EVER

27. Being a good Scout is more than Dyb Dyb Dyb
Hard Work
Determination
Ingenuity
Tenacity

29. 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/15443