project-template

A summarization of our SGC boards with reminders and a short checklist based on the Project Handbook.

It was created to address the concern raised during our cohort Stop-Go-Continue session:

"We write these things down, agree it's important but forget to apply it in our projects"

Reminders

• Breaks are not optional, the frequency is.
• Got stuck? Go for a walk!
• All code should be reviewed by someone other than yourself
• Learning is our priority! Lower the expectations. Learning > Building
• More time planning at the beginning will result in less time having to code.
• Struggling to make a decision/assign issues? Randomize!
• Writing clean code and refactoring as you go often results in less time debugging. Trying to fix an issue in a messy codebase is a recipe for headaches...
• Daily standups, document progress

Checklist

• Use correct repo name: week#-<topic>-<team members' names or initials>
• Create the Project Board
• Assign Roles
• Write User Stories
• Break User Stories into smaller issues for assignment
• Estimate time (script to create labels automatically)

Working on Issues

• Break the issue into small 'steps' View an example
• Plan and use pseudocode before writing code