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Brad Wilson
July 01, 2006
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July 01, 2006
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Micro-Pairing (why arguing while you code is fun and productive)
Brad Wilson http://bradwilson.typepad.com/ Peter Provost http://www.peterprovost.org/ Mitch Lacey http://www.mitchlacey.com/ Microsoft Corporation
Teams today are adopting agile at a rapid rate
Developers want to make the best use of their coding
time
Traditional pairing limits the effectiveness of the players
Successful pair development produces better designs
Change your pairing style to be a more effective, happier
developer
Pair Programming
Two developers at one computer
The driver is the tactician
The observer is the strategist
Test Driven Design
None
Do just enough to make the test pass
Improve the design
Do It Together
Pass the keyboard at every TDD step
Negotiate over your disagreements
Have fun
Can you learn to become a more effective pair in
just 90 minutes?
Developers become bored and ineffective with traditional pair-programming
Adjust your style to increase productivity, design quality, and fun
Become a more effective developer with the game
The Pairing Game Bringing fun to agile software development