Pair ProgrammingRevisited

Index

Goals

Goals

Better code

Continuity

Focus

Pairing mechanics

Keep energy level high

Avoid cutting corners

Deliberate more

Concurrent thinking and typing

Set Up - Principles

Equal

Friendly

Comfortable

Patient

Energetic

Set Up - Practice

Equal acces to the keyboard

Equal position to the screen (dual)

Zero switching cost

No RSI position

Anti patterns

Grabbing the keyboard

Too much negativity

Deleting other person’s code

Checking the phone

Pairing styles

Driver/navigator

Organic

Styles - Driver/navigator

Driver types

Navigator thinks ahead

Styles - organic

Watch

Ask

Comment

Take over

Rotation

Full rotation

Fixed ‘expert’

Techniques

Write down to-dos

Techniques

One writes the test, the other implements

Techniques

Break out research

Techniques

Take breaks

Techniques

Switch pairs

Techniques

Have ‘off’ days

Techniques

Write down to-dos

One writes the test, the other implements

Break out research

Take breaks