# Icebreakers for Workshops

## CodeRefinery Day specific icebreakers

### Day 1

- If you use Git or GitHub or version control already, what aspect do you find most confusing/surprising?

### Day 2

- Which types of projects can you use git, etc? Which will you use it for? (+1 what you agree with)
- RB: and this for day 2? JH agrees, has swapped

### Day 3

- What has been your most collaborative project so far (tech or not)? How many people and how did you work? Do not put names or identifying information on this page.
- RB: wouldn't this fit better for day 3? JH agrees, has swapped

### Day 4

- Computer programs are expected to produce the same output for the same inputs. Is that always true for research software? Can you give some examples?

RB: I am not sure I understand the question above. I have used instead:

- Have you heard the sentence "hmm... works on my computer"? What does this mean in practice? How do you solve this problem?
- What do you know now about programming/scripting/software which you wish somebody told you earlier?

### Day 5

- What's the best documented project you've seen?
- What makes a project particularly hard to use?

RB: we have used instead:

- How would you explain your current job to someone in the year 1700? (if you don't know, write what you do and we'll try to figure out!)
- What's the best documented project you've seen?

### Day 6

- What tools do you use for testing code?

RB: we have used instead:

- How do you make sure your code continues to work when collaborating with others?
- You just got an idea on how to change your code. But how do you make sure it continues working after the change? Any tricks you use and can share?

## Random fun icebreakers

- What is your favorite fruit?
- What is your spirit animal?
- How do you use computers in your work?
- What should the mascot of this month's workshop be?
- What cool thing/tool have you discovered/learned the past days? (independently of this course)
- What do you want to be when you grow up?
- What did you have for breakfast?
- How do you celebrate after the course?
- What tools do you use for writing code?

## Random/informative polls for icebreakers

- What is your favorite season:
- summer: o
- fall: o
- winter: o
- spring: o

- (week 2) Do you start this week or did you already attend last week (add an "o")?
- I have joined last week: o
- I just started today: o

## "Feedback icebreakers"

- Which tools presented in this workshop are you likely to keep using?

- How are you attending (alone home/work, small group home/work/online, organized group, watching videos later...):
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