feed01.fireside.fm Thu, 29 Jan 2026 05:04:46 -0600 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) The Code Quality Challenge (CQC) https://cqc.fireside.fm Thu, 15 Feb 2018 22:33:04 -0500 These are the audio versions of the daily exercises. en-us © 2026 The Code Quality Challenge (CQC) episodic A language-agnostic exercise of will. These are the audio versions of the daily exercises. false Episode 17: Day 17 - RTFM https://cqc.fireside.fm/17 c4aa723a-e9dd-4b5e-8be9-c0243c85fef5 Wed, 06 Dec 2017 15:00:00 -0500 full 1:28 false https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7zXX9xCI+qmpkjYHc ]]> Episode 15: Day 15 - Improve a repetitive action https://cqc.fireside.fm/15 bda40c75-fd8d-4237-802e-96f335a42f79 Mon, 04 Dec 2017 20:00:00 -0500 full 1:55 false https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7zXX9xCI+Nt9Plr9C ]]> Episode 14: Day 14 - Investigate long parameter lists https://cqc.fireside.fm/14 2e0ae77d-3e42-440f-93b8-163f34793eb6 Sun, 03 Dec 2017 20:00:00 -0500 full 1:18 false https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7zXX9xCI+R9su1XO6 ]]> Episode 13: Day 13 - Tidy your open PRs/Issues https://cqc.fireside.fm/13 492d0ea3-48ba-4e75-a89b-7a40c7739309 Fri, 01 Dec 2017 00:00:00 -0500 full 53 false https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7zXX9xCI+XTgjn7nR ]]> Episode 12: Day 12 - Audit your dependencies https://cqc.fireside.fm/12 f11a18eb-62e6-43a2-b96e-9494531b58e0 Wed, 29 Nov 2017 19:00:00 -0500 full 48 false https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7zXX9xCI+2Na1zcN- ]]> Episode 11: Day 11 - Improve one name https://cqc.fireside.fm/11 949acbe6-960b-4a53-8cc5-d13b8fd84ca2 Tue, 28 Nov 2017 23:30:00 -0500 full 50 false https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7zXX9xCI+H5eijkWD ]]> Episode 10: Day 10 - Investigate your slowest tests https://cqc.fireside.fm/10 5b412df7-ce57-4b66-bcc8-d2e57521f495 Mon, 27 Nov 2017 20:00:00 -0500 full 1:58 false https://forum.codequalitychallenge.com/t/day-10-investigate-your-slowest-tests/507/1

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7zXX9xCI+EoLl_tmD ]]> Day 9 - Run your tests with your wifi off https://cqc.fireside.fm/9 7aeb34f8-63e4-4d96-9b24-74a9dcbe56d0 Sun, 26 Nov 2017 23:00:00 -0500 full 1:14 false Forum: https://forum.codequalitychallenge.com/t/day-9-run-your-tests-with-your-internet-connection-disabled/505/1

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7zXX9xCI+IHxxOuQR ]]> Day 8 - Create a bin/setup script https://cqc.fireside.fm/8 a6bd482a-8566-4f86-93cb-581e2d95db59 Tue, 21 Nov 2017 23:00:00 -0500 full 2:19 false Thread: https://forum.codequalitychallenge.com/t/day-8-create-a-bin-setup-script/503/1

Example gist: https://gist.github.com/r00k/ab4dce37603cd94466c9955eee88ffe1

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Example gist: https://gist.github.com/r00k/ab4dce37603cd94466c9955eee88ffe1

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Example gist: https://gist.github.com/r00k/ab4dce37603cd94466c9955eee88ffe1

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7zXX9xCI+fB2I42cH ]]> Day 6 - Extract a compound conditional https://cqc.fireside.fm/6 d1bebca7-79e9-404e-82f5-1d437b1583fd Mon, 20 Nov 2017 18:00:00 -0500 full 1:24 false https://forum.codequalitychallenge.com/t/day-6-extract-a-compound-conditional/494/3

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7zXX9xCI+pbhqdvEC ]]> Day 7 - Slim down an overgrown class https://cqc.fireside.fm/7 4d5e11af-86f3-4b79-9e38-eda4f0afcd7c Mon, 20 Nov 2017 18:00:00 -0500 full 3:26 false Forum topic: https://forum.codequalitychallenge.com/t/day-7-slim-down-an-overgrown-class/499

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7zXX9xCI+0hpvLC7d ]]> Day 5 - Trim those branches https://cqc.fireside.fm/5 b270f8eb-f7bd-4ca3-9ef8-2ce389ae1198 Thu, 16 Nov 2017 23:00:00 -0500 full 1:22 false This one is better read on the forum thread.

Congrats on reaching the end of week one!

It's Friday, so let's end with a quick win:

  1. Run git branch -r. Marvel at all the old tracking branches that have been left in your local repo.

  2. Run git remote prune origin to delete the local tracking branches that don't exist on origin anymore. You might want to throw a --dry-run on there to confirm that git is going to do the right thing.

  3. Re-run git branch -r. Better, right?

  4. Now that your local repo is clean, take a look at the branches on origin by running git ls-remote --heads origin.

  5. Delete any of your branches that are no longer needed with git push origin --delete old_branch.

  6. Maybe bug your coworkers to do 4 and 5, too.

  7. Enjoy the weekend!

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Congrats on reaching the end of week one!

It's Friday, so let's end with a quick win:

  1. Run git branch -r. Marvel at all the old tracking branches that have been left in your local repo.

  2. Run git remote prune origin to delete the local tracking branches that don't exist on origin anymore. You might want to throw a --dry-run on there to confirm that git is going to do the right thing.

  3. Re-run git branch -r. Better, right?

  4. Now that your local repo is clean, take a look at the branches on origin by running git ls-remote --heads origin.

  5. Delete any of your branches that are no longer needed with git push origin --delete old_branch.

  6. Maybe bug your coworkers to do 4 and 5, too.

  7. Enjoy the weekend!

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Congrats on reaching the end of week one!

It's Friday, so let's end with a quick win:

  1. Run git branch -r. Marvel at all the old tracking branches that have been left in your local repo.

  2. Run git remote prune origin to delete the local tracking branches that don't exist on origin anymore. You might want to throw a --dry-run on there to confirm that git is going to do the right thing.

  3. Re-run git branch -r. Better, right?

  4. Now that your local repo is clean, take a look at the branches on origin by running git ls-remote --heads origin.

  5. Delete any of your branches that are no longer needed with git push origin --delete old_branch.

  6. Maybe bug your coworkers to do 4 and 5, too.

  7. Enjoy the weekend!

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7zXX9xCI+ly2-7qH1 ]]> Day 4 - Find and delete some unused code https://cqc.fireside.fm/4 890ed5bc-db8b-4834-b485-7f8b53f6c0ae Wed, 15 Nov 2017 18:00:00 -0500 full 1:32 false Forum thread: https://forum.codequalitychallenge.com/t/day-4-find-and-delete-some-unused-code/475

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7zXX9xCI+eIfm5sz0 ]]> Day 3 - Get rid of a warning https://cqc.fireside.fm/3 fe6c9d6b-aa5f-4e57-bc2f-d7942e40bf67 Tue, 14 Nov 2017 23:00:00 -0500 full 1:49 false Today's exercise: get rid of a warning you've gotten used to ignoring.

More on "broken windows": https://blog.codinghorror.com/the-broken-window-theory/

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More on "broken windows": https://blog.codinghorror.com/the-broken-window-theory/

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More on "broken windows": https://blog.codinghorror.com/the-broken-window-theory/

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7zXX9xCI+Xh0RdZOy ]]> Day 2 - Nuke TODO comments https://cqc.fireside.fm/2 c893245c-03f8-4b0f-967d-937a413d0f11 Mon, 13 Nov 2017 17:00:00 -0500 full Get those TODOs out of your code, and into a better home (even if that's /dev/null). 2:45 false Get those TODOs out of your code, and into a better home (even if that's /dev/null).

Forum topic: http://forum.codequalitychallenge.com/t/day-2-nuke-todo-comments/375

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Forum topic: http://forum.codequalitychallenge.com/t/day-2-nuke-todo-comments/375

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Forum topic: http://forum.codequalitychallenge.com/t/day-2-nuke-todo-comments/375

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/7zXX9xCI+y7kuQje0 ]]> Day 1- Improve your README https://cqc.fireside.fm/1 2a46dd35-a026-4d78-bd52-f84956e42805 Sun, 12 Nov 2017 13:00:00 -0500 full 4:19 false Here's a nice README template that you should steal from liberally:
https://gist.github.com/PurpleBooth/109311bb0361f32d87a2

And here's a collection of awesome READMEs that can help provide inspiration:
https://github.com/matiassingers/awesome-readme

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https://gist.github.com/PurpleBooth/109311bb0361f32d87a2

And here's a collection of awesome READMEs that can help provide inspiration:
https://github.com/matiassingers/awesome-readme

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https://gist.github.com/PurpleBooth/109311bb0361f32d87a2

And here's a collection of awesome READMEs that can help provide inspiration:
https://github.com/matiassingers/awesome-readme

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