Remote Pair Programming for Pivots, Client Developers, and Distributed Teams

Learn how we use remote pair programming at Pivotal Labs.

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1. Remote Pair Programming For Pivots, Pivotal Clients, and distributed teams Tuesday, August 7, 12
2. Agenda Overview People Challenges “You’re Remote Pairing Today” Technology Tuesday, August 7, 12
3. 1-Question Survey http://svy.mk/pairprogram Tuesday, August 7, 12
4. Joe Moore Pivot since 2005 joe@pivotallabs.com @joem Who? Chad Woolley Pivot since 2006 chad@pivotallabs.com Tuesday, August 7, 12
5. Joe Moore Remote pairing full time since 2010 Who? Chad Woolley Remote pairing full time since 2006 Tuesday, August 7, 12
6. What? Remote pair programming Tuesday, August 7, 12
7. What? Pair programming, but not at the same physical computer Tuesday, August 7, 12
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12. Video Remote pairing: debugging a phone http://youtu.be/mfoJ6mBVi2w Tuesday, August 7, 12
13. Challenges Tuesday, August 7, 12
14. Challenges Tuesday, August 7, 12
15. Video Remote pairing: (listen for both our voices) http://youtu.be/CWJMzW1ZqNE Tuesday, August 7, 12
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18. Video Remote pairing: coding via screen sharing http://youtu.be/4PkT1bbmA4I Tuesday, August 7, 12
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21. When? Remote pair programming Tuesday, August 7, 12
22. When? Your project is split between multiple offices Tuesday, August 7, 12
23. When? Your project has remote Pivotal or client developers Tuesday, August 7, 12
24. When? You’re giving a remote pairing interview Tuesday, August 7, 12
25. When? You have a life altering event but want to keep working for Pivotal Tuesday, August 7, 12
26. When? You prefer working from home rather than coming to the office Tuesday, August 7, 12
27. Why? remote pair programming Tuesday, August 7, 12
28. Why? Can have the same benefits as in-person pair programming Tuesday, August 7, 12
29. Pairing Benefits • Higher quality • Fewer defects • Focus • Intensity • Faster problem solving • Knowledge transfer • Code review • Tuesday, August 7, 12
30. Why? Some people like it better than in-person pairing? Tuesday, August 7, 12
31. Why? Some people like it better than in-person pairing? It’s true! I’ve heard it multiple times! Tuesday, August 7, 12
32. How? Remote pair programming Tuesday, August 7, 12
33. How? It’s about the people, not just the technologies Tuesday, August 7, 12
34. How? Patience Tuesday, August 7, 12
35. How? Express your ideas clearly and concisely Tuesday, August 7, 12
36. How? Extremely good pairing etiquette Tuesday, August 7, 12
37. How? “Do you mind if I drive?” “I’m going to grab the mouse.” “Can I look at something?” “Go ahead and drive.” Tuesday, August 7, 12
38. How? A good attitude Tuesday, August 7, 12
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43. How? Team must be generous and understanding Tuesday, August 7, 12
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46. How? Do’s and Don’ts Tuesday, August 7, 12
47. Do… • Be patient • Be assertive about being included • Make an effort to include remote dev • Take breaks, play ping pong • Use video (at least at first) How? Tuesday, August 7, 12
48. x Exclude remotes from local conversations x Exclude remotes from meetings x Be the strong, silent type x Just walk away x Lay your headphones on keyboard Don’t… How? Tuesday, August 7, 12
49. How? Video? Tuesday, August 7, 12
50. How? Video? Joe recommends it. Tracker team doesn’t use it. Tuesday, August 7, 12
51. Challenges Remote pair programming Tuesday, August 7, 12
52. Challenges The same challenges as in-person pair programming Tuesday, August 7, 12
53. Challenges Discipline and Distractions Tuesday, August 7, 12
54. Challenges Apprehensive client developer Tuesday, August 7, 12
55. Challenges Apprehensive Pivot Tuesday, August 7, 12
56. Challenges This might be someone’s first pair programming experience Tuesday, August 7, 12
57. Challenges Frustrating for speed demons Tuesday, August 7, 12
58. Challenges “It’s intellectually, physically, and emotionally exhausting” -- Chad Woolley Especially long term Tuesday, August 7, 12
59. Challenges Technology gremlins Tuesday, August 7, 12
60. Challenges Technology gremlins • flaky internet • firewalls • Skype • crappy software • broken hardware • Skype • VPNs • SKYPE Tuesday, August 7, 12
61. Skype • Skype • Skype • Skype • Sk ype • Skype • Skyyyyyyyype • Skyp Skype • Skype • Skype • Skype • Sk SKYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYPE!!!!!!! • Sky • Skype • Skype • Skype • Skype Skype • Skyyyye!!! Skype • Skype • Skype • Skype • Skyyyyyyyyyyyyype!!! • Skype • Sky Tuesday, August 7, 12
62. Challenges Lack of shared facilities • Whiteboards • Notecards • Big visible charts • Information radiators • Lunch area • Hallway conversations • Tuesday, August 7, 12
63. Meetings, stand-ups, IPMs, etc? But what about… Tuesday, August 7, 12
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65. Now what? “You’re remote pairing today” Tuesday, August 7, 12
66. 1. Find a headset 2. Exchange Skype info and invites 3. Call, preferably with video 4. Talk about RPP experiences 5. Agree on OS, editor, dev setup 6. Choose and try a screen sharing tech “You’re remote pairing today” Tuesday, August 7, 12
67. “You’re remote pairing today” Remote pairing interviews Tuesday, August 7, 12
68. Remote pairing interviews See previous list, and also: • Send setup email 24hrs before (wiki: Pairing Interviews). • Consider browser-based screen sharing for simplicity (more later) “You’re remote pairing today” Tuesday, August 7, 12
69. “You’re remote pairing today” Hello Sally -- I'm Joe Moore, software engineer at Pivotal Labs. You and I will be remote pairing today! Do you mind answering a couple of questions and performing a little setup? • What is your Skype ID? • What operating system are you using -- Mac, PC, or Linux? • What is your screen resolution? If you could, please download and install TeamViewer, which we will likely use for screen sharing. Also, please invite 'pivotaljoe' as a Skype contact. I will call you at 1:30PM NYC time. Talk to you soon! Remote pairing interviews Tuesday, August 7, 12
70. Questions before we talk about technology? Tuesday, August 7, 12
71. The Tech Tuesday, August 7, 12
72. The Tech There will be problems Tuesday, August 7, 12
73. The Tech Talk to Ops about getting on the fastest ethernet network Tuesday, August 7, 12
74. The Tech Avoid WiFi, especially the Guest network Ops will get mad Tuesday, August 7, 12
75. The Tech VPN: Talk to Ops if clients need access to Pivotal’s network Tuesday, August 7, 12
76. The Tech VPN: There are options if you need, but are denied, access to a client’s network Tuesday, August 7, 12
77. The Tech: Screen Sharing Full desktop sharing or Terminal based - tmux Tuesday, August 7, 12
78. The Tech: Screen Sharing Full Desktop Sharing Considerations Cross Platform? Self explanatory No VPN Some (usually) punch through firewalls, some don’t In Web Browser Easiest way to get a session going, but often limited features 2-Way Control Some software only allows the host to control Tuesday, August 7, 12
79. The Tech: Screen Sharing Full Desktop Sharing Cross Platform No VPN In Web Browser 2-Way Control ✓(VNC) X X ✓ ✓ X X ✓ X ✓ X ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X X ✓ ✓ ✓ X Tuesday, August 7, 12
80. The Tech: Screen Sharing Full Desktop Sharing Cross Platform No VPN In Web Browser 2-Way Control ✓(VNC) X X ✓ ✓ X X ✓ X ✓ X ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X X ✓ ✓ ✓ X Recommended Tuesday, August 7, 12
81. Screen Sharing The Tech /System/Library/CoreServices Tuesday, August 7, 12
82. The Tech: “Screen” Sharing tmux – shared ssh sessions Tuesday, August 7, 12
83. The Tech: “Screen” Sharing tmux – shared ssh sessions • Fast! • Good for Vim editor projects • Best for low bandwidth connections Tuesday, August 7, 12
84. The Tech: “Screen” Sharing tmux cont… • Requires ssh access, possibly VPN • tmux commands vs. OS commands • Desktop screen sharing for some activities • Not for IDEs - Java, iOS Tuesday, August 7, 12
85. The Tech Video Conferencing Tuesday, August 7, 12
86. The Tech Love it or hate it, Skype is ubiquitous and has great echo cancelation Video Conferencing Tuesday, August 7, 12
87. The Tech Try others! Video Conferencing Tuesday, August 7, 12
88. The Tech Development Area Setup Tuesday, August 7, 12
89. The Tech: Dev Setup Tuesday, August 7, 12
90. Pivotal Image iMac Tuesday, August 7, 12
91. Laptop for Skype Tuesday, August 7, 12
92. Snowball Mic for Groups Tuesday, August 7, 12
93. Speakers for Groups Tuesday, August 7, 12
94. Headest Tuesday, August 7, 12
95. The Tech Link-O-Rama •Large Teams with Remote Devs: Pivotal Blog •Video Conferencing Hacks: Pivotal Blog •How we use tmux: Pivotal Blog •http://remotepairprogramming.com •Everything Skype: Pivotal Wiki •Headsets and Headphones: Pivotal Wiki •Remote Pair Programming: Pivotal Wiki •Screen Shairng Technologies: Pivotal Wiki Tuesday, August 7, 12
96. Long Term Remote Pairing Tuesday, August 7, 12
97. Dedicated RPP stations and dedicated audio/video laptops Long Term Remote Pairing Tuesday, August 7, 12
98. Dedicated stations: everyone knows where to find the remote people Long Term Remote Pairing Tuesday, August 7, 12
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100. iPad for Video? Promising, but... Tuesday, August 7, 12
101. What about ROBOTS!?!?! http://anybots.com Tuesday, August 7, 12
102. http://www.newscientist.com http://internetdebris.blogspot.com/ What about ROBOTS!?!?! Tuesday, August 7, 12
103. http://www.newscientist.com http://internetdebris.blogspot.com/ ??? What about ROBOTS!?!?! Tuesday, August 7, 12
104. Thank You! Joe Moore Pivotal Labs @joem http://svy.mk/pairprogram Tuesday, August 7, 12
105. Thank You! Tuesday, August 7, 12