Code of Conduct

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Why have a CoC?

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Not to prevent behavior we don’t like — nothing can — but

To remind ourselves, when we see some, how we’ll want to behave.


Why do we test-drive code?

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It’s a cognitive aid:

Declaring our intentions helps us live up to them.


Specification By Example

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Key features

  1. ”Harassment includes…”
  2. ”We expect participants to…”
  3. ”If you are being harassed, notice that…”

Homework

Build shared understanding: Pair (after this) on a few Given/When/Then examples.

(Extra credit: Automate them.)