PhillyXP Mob Programming Workshop

Introducing the practices from my Mob Programming Quick Start Guide to kickoff the PhillyXP Mob Programming Workshop

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1. Mob Programming / TDD Workshop February 18, 2020 Photo by Sean Lim on Unsplash Mob Programming Workshop February 18, 2020 Anthony Sciamanna @asciamanna Nick Goede @ngoede
2. Mob Programming Quick Start Guide Photo by Carolyn V on Unsplash
3. Use a Mob Programming Tool http://mobster.cc/
4. Start with Short Switching Intervals Five to Seven Minutes
5. Disciplined Break Taking via the Pomodoro Technique Taking Breaks in a Disciplined Way – Tim Ottinger
6. Pair Mob Programming with TDD Fast feedback cycles and team-based flow supports working in small batches and taking breaks
7. Strong-Style Pairing Model For an idea to go from your head into the computer it MUST go through someone else’s hands. -Llewellyn Falco – The Strong-Style Pairing Golden Rule “ ”
8. Full Team Participation
9. Waste Snake Improving daily work is even more important than doing daily work. -Gene Kim - The DevOps Handbook
10. Find the Driver's Level Instruct drivers differently based on their experience with programming and the tools
11. Learnings Board
12. Avoid Runaway Drivers
13. Debate in Code When unsure what direction to go try both versions AND THEN debate the merits. Don’t get lost in abstract discussion Nasa Scientists posing for Life Magazine in 1961 in front of board of calculations
14. Shared Team Settings Streamline working together by having shared key mappings and settings
15. Invite the Experts Stuck? Bring in experts from other teams or other organizations to join the mob
16. Invite the Leaders Having organizational leadership experience the team’s impediments in real-time will help them address organizational causes
17. Quick Start Guide Download https://anthonysciamanna.com/2020/02/15/mob-programming-quick-start-guide.html
18. Tonight’s Exercise The Greeter Kata – TDD Exercise https://github.com/PhillyXP/greeter-kata
19. http://bit.ly/phillyxp-mob-programming-workshop