Maker’s day 2
So second day of Maker’s, journey in was less eventful-(dare I say becoming routine?). I was a lot more relaxed than day one-everything we had done on day one helped to reassure me and made all my fears and worries disappear.
Brief morning workshop on GitHub and some pairing on GitHub to begin with, this was stuff we had (kinda) covered in the Pre-course but it was incredibly helpful to go over it all again and learn it in more detail.
The rest of the day was sort of up to me and my pairing partner to create whatever structure we wanted to. This approach is new to me and can feel a bit daunting at first but I’m sure it will become second nature as time goes on.
The pairing was an interesting experience, my concern before starting the course was that I would be far behind anybody else and would come across as stupid for asking basic questions all the time.
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This could not be further from what actually happened. My partner was very patient and liked to go through things methodically which was really great for me because it ensured I fully understood each and every stage of the challenges.
I found myself starting to feel like we hadn’t made enough progress and should be rushing through the challenges before remembering what the coaches had told us. It is better to complete only a few challenges and understand them in depth than to rush through and try to get to the end. The focus is on learning not completion.
I felt our communication was good and that we worked well with each other. Possible areas for improvement was defining the driver/navigator roles better and perhaps working to a set time to swap over.
I do find the driver/navigator concept a bit hard to understand and put into practice. In the limited pairing I have done so far I have found the best way to ensure understanding and learning has been more or less equal communication and swapping typing regularly. As far as I understand the driver/navigator roles seem to be more defined but I guess that’s something that will become clearer with future sessions.
To round off the day I really enjoyed the yoga session which meant I had to run for the train but was totally worth it.
