My favorite icebreaker question is "What's your favorite question to be asked?" because it really sparks relationships and further questions! So, what's yours?
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My favorite icebreaker question is "What's your favorite question to be asked?" because it really sparks relationships and further questions! So, what's yours?
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"What's causing this segfault in my code?"
"Why" questions.
Typically "why did do you do it this way?".
because they usually help me back-track & explain what happened.
(translated, they make me "think" 🧠)
How can I make my website faster?
As long as they’re not looking for details on specific frameworks and more general principles, I know I have a lot to say!
Would you consider writing more posts on that front, Ben? :)
"WHAT'S YOUR ONE REP MAX?!"
Joke aside, I don't really know...
Somehow I'm most happy when I'm asking the questions.
How do you feel?
What do you do for fun?
What do you do for a living?
What is something you are interested in learning next?
I have such a long list and am so excited about so many things. It's a vague question, but one that I could discuss for hours.
I honestly really enjoy the "interesting fact" question because it gives me an excuse to talk about my three-legged pitbull. 🐕
Sounds like a real trooper 😉
😂 I see what you did there.
"Are you are PEY or a Co-op?"
(Toronto joke ... PEY is a 16-month internship program in UofT, Co-op is a 4-month internship program from U of Waterloo, and I am 30yo)
What are you up to these days?
What are we doing here? 🤷♂️
Mine is "what if...", I actually love asking that question to myself as well. Those two words spark something in me, and my imagination goes wild.
"Why don't you just copy and paste the code from the other page so the issue would get fixed and you won't spend too much time on it?"
I love when I'm writing code, and people ask what I'm working on.
If I'm working on client projects, I get to then talk to them about the life of a software consultant, and how much more there is to development than just writing code.
If I'm working on anything else, I get to talk about the amazing OSS communities I'm involved in.
And in both cases, I get to try and teach the asker about the specific code I'm working on, and get to hopefully teach them something new (even if they're not programmers!)
Even tho there isn't a day where someone ask/talk about it, my favorite question to be asked is "How tall are you?". My unusual height is a very good ice breaker. It's a great way to stand out (no pun intended) from the rest and a very effective to be remembered.
"Do you know cobol?"
So I am curious now: What do music and math have in common? :)