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Wednesday, August 15, 12
Does Pair ProgrammingHave to Suck?
AngelaHarms.commyAgileEducation.comthe LeanDog boat, on Lake Erie
Angela Harms@angelaharms
Wednesday, August 15, 12
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Rough structure of this talk
Quick review of why pairing is a good idea
Exploration into why we avoid pairing
Ways to make pairing not suck
Choose your own adventure
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Why pair program?
“Good full-time pair programmers consistently produce higher-quality code faster....”
—Jim “Big Tiger” Remsik
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This is not a new idea.
“in pairs... progress is faster, we can work longer without losing headway, and quality is higher.”
—Ron Jeffries
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How pairing helps.
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How pairing helps.
It helps us bring up noobs.
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How pairing helps.
It helps us bring up noobs.
...helps us share knowledge.
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How pairing helps.
It helps us bring up noobs.
...helps us share knowledge.
...makes our code expressive.
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How pairing helps.
It helps us bring up noobs.
...helps us share knowledge.
...makes our code expressive.
...reduces errors.
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How pairing helps.
It helps us bring up noobs.
...helps us share knowledge.
...makes our code expressive.
...reduces errors.
...creates simpler solutions.
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How pairing helps.
It helps us bring up noobs.
...helps us share knowledge.
...makes our code expressive.
...reduces errors.
...creates simpler solutions.
...keeps us focused.
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The key to good pairing.“Focus on
the code.”
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It takes work.
"Pair programming makes developers work harder than they've ever worked before in their lives." — Jim “Big Tiger” Remsik
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When you’re pairing with a newbie.
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Pairing with a Rockstar!
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When you need to work fast.
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When you need to focus.
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When somebody’s zoning out?
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When you have code standards.
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When you have code standards.
“For now.”Give it the best name you can, and move on.
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When you have code standards.
“Flip a coin”Argue for five minutes,
then flip a coin & let it go.
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When you have code standards.
“Do the wrong thing” Let the wrongness argue for itself.
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When you have code standards.
“Trust emergence”These practices work.
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“...it really does surprise people who are new to it with just how productive it is, and how much fun.”
—Giles Bowkett
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“Charm your team to greatness.” —GeePawHill
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confidenthumility
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Angela Harms@angelaharms
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Please fill out the survey
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