How to read code better

Workshop to demonstrate how our programmers brain work.

Objectives :

  • Understand how our brain works in front of code

  • Get some tips to improve our daily life

    • Flashcards to learn quickly new syntax / spaced repetition

    • Chunking code strategies

    • Techniques to read complex code

Connection - Code reader 10'

Ask participants to :

  • Choose a code snippet

  • Take a few minutes to read / understand it - 5'

  • Add notes on your snippet - 5'

    • Why did you choose this piece of code ?

    • What makes it easy to understand the code ?

    • What makes it hard to understand the code ?

Debrief it and relate to the confusion related to code.

Concepts - 30'

Concrete Practice - Create your own Flashcards 10'

  • Think of the top 10 programming concepts you always have trouble remembering

  • Make a set of flashcards for each of the concepts and try using them

Example :

Conclusion - 5'

  • Debrief on the learning of the day

  • Ask participants to stick their name

  • Ask them why here

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