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      <p>This week, I gave my <a href="/talks/tdd-test-driven-drupal">Test Driven Drupal talk</a> to the Drupal London user group.</p>

      <p>The majority of the talk was the same as in previous versions, but I decided to live code the demo section this time instead of demonstrating with slides.</p>

      <p>I've done live coding demos in talks before and have done <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@opdavies">live streams on YouTube</a>, but live coding during a talk is harder as there's a time limit before the next speaker starts or before everyone gets thrown out of the building before it closes.</p>

      <p>I've seen live coding demos go well and take a lot from them, but I've also seen them not go well and it can be stressful and awkward for the speaker as well as the audience.</p>

      <p>I had some unexpected issues during my demo which the audience were able to help me with, which is why I enjoy pair and group programming. People can spot my typos for me!</p>

      <p>When done well, I think live coding can be very impactful when it's done well.</p>

      <p>It's something I want to get better at, and I plan to do more YouTube streams soon, such as refreshing my <a href="/atdc">automated testing email course</a> with some new examples, so subscribe on YouTube if you want to know when I next go live.</p>

              
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      <p>This week, I gave my <a href="/talks/tdd-test-driven-drupal">Test Driven Drupal talk</a> to the Drupal London user group.</p>

      <p>The majority of the talk was the same as in previous versions, but I decided to live code the demo section this time instead of demonstrating with slides.</p>

      <p>I've done live coding demos in talks before and have done <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@opdavies">live streams on YouTube</a>, but live coding during a talk is harder as there's a time limit before the next speaker starts or before everyone gets thrown out of the building before it closes.</p>

      <p>I've seen live coding demos go well and take a lot from them, but I've also seen them not go well and it can be stressful and awkward for the speaker as well as the audience.</p>

      <p>I had some unexpected issues during my demo which the audience were able to help me with, which is why I enjoy pair and group programming. People can spot my typos for me!</p>

      <p>When done well, I think live coding can be very impactful when it's done well.</p>

      <p>It's something I want to get better at, and I plan to do more YouTube streams soon, such as refreshing my <a href="/atdc">automated testing email course</a> with some new examples, so subscribe on YouTube if you want to know when I next go live.</p>

              
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