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Sorry I missed the discussion. Maybe 10am isn't too early, after all ;p.
Just thought I'd throw my $0.02 in:
for first-timers, the orlando coding dojo website and especially codedojo.com is helpful in understanding what's going on, and should be required/suggested reading before attending!
I definitely appreciate the 'write no production code until you have a failing test' motto, and it's definitely made clear that it's a necessity and not a suggestion. Guidelines on what is appropriate to test would be really helpful, so we don't leave thinking "I'll never waste my time testing all of that".
Switching off between noobs to the language and experts if 1/2 the group isn't familiar with the language.
*Quick* intro to syntax.
Intro to testing framework.
Get consensus on the plan to solve the problem, at least to make sure everyone understands the goal.
Continuing a previous problem, with a plan and testing environment sounds nice.
Have two to four who know what they're doing to cycle through first to get a flow going, so newbies can pick up habits before they're up.
That said, I'd like to help out with any future coding dojos I can attend, and I'm going to try to get my coworkers to stay after work for an hour every day, probably open to the public. And Cloudspace is always available.