Pairing from the Remote World of Your Couch

A lightning talk from Rails Conf 2014, this talk discusses remote development and remote pairing.

Transcript

1. Pairing from the Remote
   World of Your Couch
   Andrew Nordman
   

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2. Commencing letdown #5 in 3, 2, 1…
   

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3. Who is this Mohawk Guy?
   Software ENGINEER for
   ~120 Employees at Articulate
   0 Corporate Offices
   eLearning company for the Teacher / Trainer
   

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4. Where I Work
   

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5. Where I Work
   

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6. Where I Work
   

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7. source: Google.
   

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8. Who is this Mohawk Guy?
   Software ENGINEER for
   Magistrate of Fermentation / Co-Founder of
   

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9. Remote Development is
   HARD
   

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10. Remote Development is
    HARD Different
    

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11. Remote Development is
    Time Management
    

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12. Remote Pairing helps manage
    Remote Development
    

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13. My Usual “Brew” Day
    6:30 AM - Feed Child #1
    6:40 AM - Start Heating Brewing Water
    6:45 AM - Magic School Bus
    7:05 AM - Coffee #1
    7:15 AM - Mill Grains and Prepare Brew
    8:00 AM - Start Mash
    8:10 AM - Review PRs / Tracker / HipChat BS
    8:55 AM - Start Lauter Process
    9:00 AM - Begin Code
    10:00 AM - Stop Lauter Process, Begin Boil Process
    10:05 AM - Coffee #2
    10:30 AM - Daily Standup
    11:00 AM - Add Hops to Boil, Begin Pairing
    12:00 PM - Finish Boil, Transfer to Fermenter,
    Start Automated Cleaning Process
    12:15 PM - Lunch with Family
    1:15 PM - Resume Pairing
    2:15 PM - Coffee #3
    2:30 PM - Solo Code while Pair Eats Lunch
    3:15 PM - Decide with Pair if Resuming to
    Pair or Solo Code
    5:30 PM - Clean / Mop Brewery
    6:00PM - Eat Dinner
    

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14. My Usual Non-Brew Day
    6:30 AM - Feed Child #1
    6:45 AM - Magic School Bus
    7:05 AM - Coffee #1
    7:10 AM - Review PRs / Tracker /
    HipChat BS
    8:00 AM - Solo Session #1
    10:05 AM - Coffee #2
    10:30 AM - Daily Standup / HipChat BS
    11:15 AM - Pairing Session #1
    12:15 PM - Lunch with Family
    1:15 PM - Pairing Session #2
    2:15 PM - Coffee #3
    2:30 PM - Solo Session #2 while Pair
    Eats Lunch
    3:15 PM - Pair Session #3 / Solo
    Session #3
    5:00 PM - Go Play with Kids
    6:00PM - Eat Dinner
    

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15. The Tech to Live Pair
    • Shared Computer
    • Two Keyboards
    • 1 or 2 Desks
    • Verbal Communication
    

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16. The Tech to Remote Pair
    • Shared Computer
    • Two Keyboards
    • 1 or 2 Desks
    • Verbal Communication
    

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17. Shared Computer Options
    • Remote Sharing of Pair’s Machine
    • Independent Pairing Machine
    

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18. tmux+editor+shell
    • `brew install tmux`
    • `tmux new-session -s ‘PROJECT_NAME’ -c PROJECT_DIR`
    • `tmux attach-session -t PROJECT_NAME`
    

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19. Screenhero
    • Complete Desktop Sharing Tool
    • http://www.screenhero.com/
    • Connect to Pair Via Software
    

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20. Floobits
    • Real-Time Editor Collaboration Service
    • http://www.floobits.com/
    • Integrates with Vim, Emacs, IntelliJ, Sublime Text, and
    Eclipse
    • Experimental Atom Support
    • Google Hangout Integration
    

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21. Verbal Communication
    Google Hangouts Appear.in
    Talky.io Skype
    HipChat Video
    

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22. Dedicated Pairing Setup
    • Provision a neutral VPS for both pairs to connect to
    • Dedicate physical machines for pairing stations
    • Automate the pairing machine setup for ease of use
    

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23. Do not be afraid that remote
    development means alone development
    

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24. Thank You
    Articulate is Hiring. Please find my mohawk for
    more information or contact me via:
    @cadwallion / anordman@articulate.com
    

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