The Guest: A Guide To Code Hospitality
summary
An Airbnb guest named Alex arrives and a tidy flat plus a welcome pack (tube map, tips, tourist book) proves the metaphor: clean readable code, diagrams and storyful READMEs let newcomers orient themselves. Pairing on Ignition Works’ process-documentation system, drawing a role‑activity diagram, and doing one-on-one retros turn confusion into clarity so a stalled feature ships quickly. Advice includes README sections (history, approaches, walkthrough), generous “give fish then teach fishing” onboarding, and using Nonviolent Communication for focused feedback.
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chapters (16)
- 0:00Start
- 0:21STORY ONE
- 3:00Code Hospitality
- 4:49INTRODUCTION
- 5:05Did you enjoy it?
- 6:49SETTING THE TONE
- 7:03MINDSET
- 7:50CLEANING
- 8:52ORIENTATION
- 13:20BALANCE
- 16:54DELIVERING VALUE
- 24:48Feedback is hard
- 25:07environment.
- 27:08Judgement
- 29:21FAQs
- 30:10#codehospitality
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