π§πΎβπ» prep
Check your backlog and come to class with questions.
Overcoming Blockers
Reading
Why are we doing this?
In class we will talk about Iteration and Blockers. Read over the day plan. What does iteration mean? What are Blockers? Write down your answers.
Learn about Slack π
Learning Objectives
Preparation
You need to use the Internet to search for answers.Introduction
Sο»Ώlack is the primary collaboration tool within our community and tech companies. This means you have to know it for your future job in tech.Exercises
What is Slack?
Goal: Understand how Slack works (25 minutes)
- Research Slack and its benefits
- This link talks about interesting tips on how to use Slack
- Watch this video about Slack Etiquette for our community
- Read this text about replying in a thread
- Learn how to organise your sidebar
- Make a list of any questions you have so that you can discuss them with your team members
Backlog
Learning Objectives
In software development, we break down complex projects into smaller, manageable parts, which we work on for a week or two. These periods are called “sprints.”
A sprint backlog is like a to-do list. It lists what the team has decided to work on this sprint. It’s chosen from a larger list, usually called the “product backlog,” which holds the entire project to-do list.
For your course, the mandatory work has been scheduled already. You will add any other tickets you want to work on to your backlog and schedule them according to your own goals and capacity. Use your planning board to do this.
You will find your backlog in the Backlog.
Copy the tickets you are working on to your own backlog. Organise your tickets on your board and move them to the right column as you work through them. It’s a flowchart:
Backlog (30 minutes)
- Find the sprint backlog
- Copy your tickets to your own backlog
- Organise your tickets on your board