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pairing

Development Practices

It’s Dangerous To Go Alone! Pairing on Spike Work

We often ask for a pair when we're stuck, but pairing for spike work can be critical to laying a safe path forward.
Developer Tools

Let’s Play Pictionary: The Pros and Cons of Drawing on Screen Shares

Your conferencing software might include an annotation feature. Here's why I love using it on a screen share during remote pair programming.
Development Practices

Stop Pair Programming and Start Pair Exploring

Articles providing tips to pair program are ubiquitous. Instead, let's talk about pair exploring, including why and/or when to pair program.
Development Practices

Pair Program More Effectively Using These Tools

Over time I've become better at making the pairing experience better for me and my pair. Here are some tips to pair program more effectively.
Development Practices

Quit Working with the Same Person and Switch Up Your Pair

When it feels that the learning has slowed down, this is usually a good time to switch to a new pair. Or, switch at the completion of a story or task.
Effective communication

How to Use Negotiation for Healthy Pair Programming & Better Solutions

How can a pair disagree while keeping their working relationship healthy? Treat each problem as a negotiation, and we can turn disagreements into solutions.
Extracurricular Activities

6 Lessons from a Tech Job That Sharpened My Political Advocacy

The skills I spend honing at work are not just applicable to my tech career. I've learned you can power your cause work with your day job.
Development Practices

4 Ways Teams Can Encourage Knowledge Transfer

Removing knowledge silos allows for long-term project success. Here are a few practices my team has put in place to support continuous knowledge transfer.
UX/Design Practices

Pairing with a Developer to Design an App – Part Two

The next step in our design process for creating an app was an audit of features. The benefit of this audit is determining context, value, and priority.
UX & Design

Pairing with a Developer to Design an App – Part One

Product designers and developers commonly have a push and pull relationship, but what happens when they decide on pairing to design an app?
Evolving the Industry

What it Was Like as a Developer at Atomic in 2002

We weren't trying to think up the next great experimental idea. Instead, we were looking to be the best practitioners we could be — taking good new ideas and refining them.
Development Practices

The Value of a Fresh Pair of Eyes

A new perspective on old code can help spur refactoring that will not only make the app more usable, but will also make it a better environment for makers.

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