Extracurricular Activities Things I Learned while Pairing on odo I recently had the opportunity to pair with Scott Vokes on a side project. In a few short hours of pairing, I learned a lot more than I expected.
Development Practices, Evolving the Industry Reflections on 10+ Years of Pairing – What Works, What Breaks, and What’s Next Lessons from ten years' experience with pair programming.
Evolving the Industry 10 Tips for Running an Elementary School Computer Club It's a challenge to keep a group of 4th- and 5th-graders engaged for an hour, even when they get to write computer games.
Developer Tools Adventures in Pair Programming – 2 Devs, 3 Computers Using tools that get out of our way makes a big difference. Synergy is a nice addition to our pair programming toolkit.
Developer Tools A Comparison of Remote Pairing Tools – Skype vs. Wemux vs. Chrome Remote Desktop A look at several tools I've used for remote pairing (Skype, Webmux, and Chrome Remote Desktop) and their respective strengths and weaknesses.
Developer Tools Effortless Pair Programming with Teleport Teleport can help Mac users do pair programming with less interference by using their own mouse and keyboard on their partner's computer.
Development Practices Pair Programming Is Built on Crucial Conversations If the book Extreme Programming Explained is "how we roll," then the book Crucial Conversations is, "why we can" at Atomic.
Business Practices Trial By Pair – Vetting Job Candidates with Pair Programming Vetting job candidates with pair programming works. It reveals key information about a candidate's personality, abilities, and experience.
Development Practices Pragmatic Pairing At Atomic, we pair pragmatically—not dogmatically. While all work could benefit from having another set of eyes, not all work needs that constant attention.
Culture Fighting Dogmatism with Fresh Perspectives Don't forget why you work how you work — spend time with people who have a fresh perspective.
Development Practices Two for the Road: In Praise of Pair Programming Good pairing is like driving with a friend in the high-occupancy lane – faster, more efficient, and a whole lot more fun.
Developer Tools Simple Remote Pairing with wemux wemux is a script that simplifies the management of shared tmux sessions.