I'm interested to hear other facilitator's opinions of these two challenges.- Does the "no loops" rule lead to more use of functional programming constructs such as map, filter, inject/reduce? Is that the point of it?- Does the "no conditionals" rule lead to more use of OO programming constructs like polymorphism? Is that the point of it?With the "no conditionals", I'm assuming that means no "if" statements, and the ternary operator "?" is out too, but what about boolean expressions like x = y…See More

Has anyone tried using cyber-dojo.com at a code retreat? I was thinking about using it on Saturday, and I wondered if anyone had any experiences to share.My idea was to set up a cyber-dojo for each programming language, and distribute the ids, so people could choose to use it if they wanted. I think it's a useful tool since it lets you visualize your flow of red-green, and review your whole session during each retrospective. It also levels the playing field for when people don't know the same…See More

This is the group for coderetreat organizers. There are a lot of people who have organized and can give good advice.Don't worry, it is easy and fun!See More

Valtech is hosting a 50/50 men/women code retreat in Stockholm, facilitated by Emily Bache.See More