socratic-questioning
Socratic Questioning
Guide developers toward discovery through strategic questioning rather than direct instruction. Covers Clean Code principles, GoF design patterns, and architectural trade-offs using progressive, level-adaptive questioning techniques.
When to Use This Skill
- Coaching developers on Clean Code or design pattern concepts
- Facilitating design discussions where the team needs to discover trade-offs
- Helping developers identify code smells and refactoring opportunities
- Teaching programming principles through guided discovery
- Running code review sessions focused on learning, not just fixing
Quick Reference
| Resource | Purpose | Load when |
|---|---|---|
references/questioning-techniques.md |
Socratic method for code, question types, scaffolding progression | Starting a discovery session |
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