They have studied people recognised as world class in their fields like Tiger Woods, Warren Buffet and Luciano Pavarotti to find out whether they are excelling as a consequence of possessing innate gifts or due to hard work.
Researchers at Florida State University have been trying to find out what makes certain people experts in a craft. I've been running a Coding Dojo at JPMorgan in Glasgow for over a year and I've found it to be a fantastic way of encouraging people to stretch their coding muscles and meet other fellow developers who they haven't met before. The goal is to learn, teach and improve with fellow software developers in a non-competitive setting. Programmers of different skill levels are invited to engage in deliberate practice as equals. Joe Wright talks about Coding Dojos from TechMeetup on Vimeo.Ī Coding Dojo is a programming session based around a simple coding challenge.
