The Joy of Coding

[mozfest-bot]

[ UUID ] f68174de-5bf7-40ca-8a1a-d022913d9519

[ Submitter's Name ] Mike Conley [ Submitter's Affiliated Organisation ] Mozilla [ Submitter's Github ] @mikeconley

What will happen in your session?

I will livehack on Firefox in front of whoever decides to show up, while thinking aloud and answering questions if people have any. I'll work on bugs like I would normally, without any prior preparation, to try to capture and express what actually happens when hacking on Firefox.

What is the goal or outcome of your session?

I want to show people that software professionals struggle and have to hunt around to answers too, and that working on large complex software systems is rarely like the prepared / practiced software exercises often seen in schools or online presentations.

If your session requires additional materials or electronic equipment, please outline your needs.

A second monitor A projector A chair and desk from which to work

Time needed

90 mins

[Saallen]

Looping myself into this session- Will take this session on if Open innovation @auremoser or Digital inclusion @kenyatta1 have no space

[Saallen]

Hi @mikeconley I know you normally do these sessions live on Airmo- would you be interested in doing this at MozFest live??

[mikeconley]

Hi @Saallen! Yep, absolutely. Do you think it'd be a worthwhile session to host?

[Saallen]

yES!! I love the openness of exercise. Think @EPIKhub would be interested in sending her network here, as well as @flukeout Remotely I can see @acabunoc and @zee-moz looping in some remote events such as in Bostan etc

[abbycabs]

<3 love this!

[KirstieJane]

Hey @saallen - We're looking to accept this session in Open Innovation but we don't have a huge amount of space. The plan was to turn this into a gallery session to have people drop by and watch @mikeconley livehack. If you have more space and can host this as a shed or learning zone then let me know 😄

[Saallen]

@KirstieJane - love this idea of Mike live hacking in the gallery

[mikeconley]

Session description and material requests cribbed from an email conversation with @auremoser and @KirstieJane:

I was also considering [...] recording a session, live, in the gallery. Maybe even several sessions. Like, perhaps do 1.5 hours, then a break, then another 1.5 hours, etc - working on bugs, and taking questions or commentary from observers or passer-by when they occur.

If I could get a projector, as well as a second monitor, that'd be super helpful. If I end up doing a livestream while I'm there, it might also be useful to have a wired network connection (unless the wireless connectivity is really good!); though I understand if that's difficult to put together. I don't have to livestream from London, but I thought it might be fun. :)

One thing I didn't mention in my e-mail is that a chair and a desk to work from would also be useful.

[auremoser]

Thank you @mikeconley !

[abbycabs]

@mikeconley no green screen?

[mikeconley]

@mikeconley no green screen?

I could certainly bring one! I have one that folds up nicely. In that case, I'll need something to drape it on. I often use one of the wheel-y whiteboards that we have in the office, but I could probably rig something up even if one of those aren't available.

[KirstieJane]

[ Facilitator 1 Name ] Mike Conley [ Facilitator 1 Github ] @mikeconley [ Facilitator 1 Twitter ] @mike_conley

Requirements

• Projector
• Second monitor
• Chair & table/desk
• Wheely whiteboard (to drape green screen on)
• Wired network connection

[mikeconley]

Thanks @KirstieJane! One minor correction - a typo in my name:

[ Facilitator 1 Name ] Mike Conely

should be:

[ Facilitator 1 Name ] Mike Conley

Thanks!

[KirstieJane]

@mikeconley - DOH! Thank you! Fixed now ✨

[KirstieJane]

@marcwalsh - changed session format. I've updated the end of the description in the guidebook.