TDD for 9 year olds - an experiment in teaching my sons class
December 18, 2017
I had the opportunity to test my teaching skills to the max, as I got the question if I could come to my son Alberts class, to teach “some programming”. I have taught TDD to kids before, see this long video for the result. But those kids were 3-4 years old.
Adding to the challenge was that this was my own sons class and I felt that I had to make him proud as well as fight a bit for being heard.
I took on the challenge and it went well, but I thought I’d share some of my preparation and experiences. A few people have asked me privately and I realize that this is a request that many of us in the IT business might get. If you read this you can avoid my problems at least.