May 30, 2025, 10 p.m.

Weeknotes: 26 May to 30 May 2025

On well thought-out ramp up processes, good documentation, knowing how to ask for help as a programmer, and inclusive code reviews

Sandra's Weeknotes

a pine-tree on a cliff overlooking the sea
Pine-Tree near the Mediterranean Sea at Sunset (1915), Theo van Rysselberghe (Belgian, 1862-1926)

What I have found gripping

  • A carefully thought out ramp up process makes it easier for new joiners to contribute to a codebase regardless of their experience level

  • The better a project is documented, the easier it will be to contribute to

  • PRs (Pull Requests) can also be used to teach and learn

  • Knowing how to ask for help takes practice as does knowing how to give help. Providing actionable feedback on both makes a difference too

What I have read

  • Introduce yourself to your remote team, Cassidy Williams (aka Cassidoo)

  • Re-ordering Git commits, Cassidy Williams (aka Cassidoo)

  • How to quickly ramp up on new codebases, Pawel Kadluczka

  • Ada ou la pédagogie constructiviste (24 jours de web 2019), Agathe Begault

  • Prendre soin, Fanny Cheung (aka Ynote_hk)

  • Hygiène de Gemfile, Sunny Ripert

  • Equitable Student Collaboration in Pair Programming, Isabella Graßl & Gordon Fraser

  • Developing a set of principles for the design and delivery of greener services, Ned Gartside

  • Open Source Contributor Onboarding: 10 Tips, Nimrod Kramer

  • Get better at programming by learning how things work, Julia Evans

  • Climate scientists are trusted globally, just not as much as other scientists – here’s why, Omid Ghasemi & Ben Newell

What I have watched

Making code reviews more inclusive and productive, Shifalika Kanwar (LeadDev San Francisco 2022)

Featured quote

It definitely takes time to learn how to turn “I’m confused about X” into specific questions, and then to turn that question into an experiment you can run on your computer to definitively answer it.

But it’s a really powerful tool to have! If you’re not limited to just the things that you can Google / what’s in the documentation / what the people around you know, then you can do a LOT more. — Julia Evans

Further reading and resources

In English

  • Making code reviews more inclusive and productive (slides), Shifalika Kanwar

  • We should still teach coding, Sue Smith

In French

  • Les créateurs de mode d'Afrique de l'Ouest sont des leaders mondiaux en matière de production de vêtements durables, Adwoa Owusuaa Bobie

  • Quel avenir pour les gestes professionnels des artisans et opérateurs face à la robotique ? Sotiris Manitsaris

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