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

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