Comments on: I Love Pair-Programming

By: Mechanics of Good Pairing » Absolutely No Machete Juggling

Mechanics of Good Pairing » Absolutely No Machete Juggling — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 23:50:55 +0000

[...] made no secret about the fact that I Love Pair-Programming. I've tried pair programming with a number of different setups, each one better than the [...]

By: Prinavin

Prinavin — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 10:26:37 +0000

Hi am an IT lecturer and I teach javascript programming am going to try pair programming with my students.although how do I evaluate their tests/tasks?

By: John Tangney

John Tangney — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 03:01:12 +0000

Spot on! You nailed it, Rod!

One thing you missed: Tunnel vision. Solo programming causes you to latch on to an idea and then stick with it. When you pair, you get a whole extra brain to help come up with an optimal solution, i.e. the “simplest thing that could possibly work”. When I’m pairing, we have this little tradition of signing out “this is why we pair” when a dumb, fuck-headed decision is calmly contradicted by a pair.

Nowadays when I don’t have a pair, I get jittery. Who’s gonna call me on my laziness or stupidity or tunnel-vision? Who’s gonna keep me on track when I decide to chase down “just one tiny” refactoring in an unrelated piece of code while I have a red bar?

By: Agile Backlash? Or Career Wakeup Call? « Test Obsessed

Agile Backlash? Or Career Wakeup Call? « Test Obsessed — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:34:54 +0000

[...] think they are at their most productive behind a closed door, headphones on, music blaring, being “Programmer Man” (or woman, as the case may be). They dismiss requests for help with an airy wave of their hand and [...]

By: How to Thrive in Pairs « Awkward Coder

How to Thrive in Pairs « Awkward Coder — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 20:03:56 +0000

[...] Hilton expresses his undying love for Pair Programming – http://www.nomachetejuggling.com/2009/02/21/i-love-pair-programming/ 0 [...]

By: Jesus Salas

Jesus Salas — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:43:39 +0000

If you love pair programming, then check http://www.wave-vs.net, it is an Add In for Visual Studio supporting real-time pair programming with built-in Collaborative text editing between other features like Server Federation, IM, Conference Rooms…

Jesus.

By: I Love Pair-Programming: http://bit.ly/8OseSB « f.majakovskij

I Love Pair-Programming: http://bit.ly/8OseSB « f.majakovskij — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:32:09 +0000

[...] I Love Pair-Programming: http://bit.ly/8OseSB When I first heard I’d be pairing at the new job, I was a bit apprehensive and skeptical. Do I really have to sit next to some fat developer all day, 40 hours a week? When am I going to check my RSS feeds? What if the other developer is gassy or hasn’t showered? How am I going to listen to my totally awesome Death Metal if I can’t wear headphones? Will the other developer be constantly judging and correcting my code? Will pairing prevent me from hitting “the zone” where I’m just belting code out so fast that my fingers can’t keep up with my brain? via nomachetejuggling.com [...]

By: Majakovskij

Majakovskij — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:25:31 +0000

Great article… you made me at least curious enough to give it a genuine shot…

By: Douglas Squirrel

Douglas Squirrel — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:48:24 +0000

Anyone who is interested in seeing what pairing is really like should check out http://pairwith.us. You can see a real pairing session, warts and all, with two really experienced developers. Those who are expressing reservations or opposition above: would really like to hear what you think after watching Antony and Andy for 25 mins (tweet me at @douglassquirrel)

By: Ryan Sobol

Ryan Sobol — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 07:28:46 +0000

Rod,

I really liked your story about Programmer Man. I think it reveals a hidden truth about the mindset for many of our peers…

Ryan