Mob Programing: Better Together?

In this presentations, I explain what mob programming is, some of the benefits, and provide some suggestions for implementation.

1. Mob Programming: better together? Michael Hilton Associate Teaching Professor Institute for Software Research Carnegie Mellon University mhilton@cmu.edu @michaelhilton
2. Hello! I am: An Associate Teaching Professor I teach Software Engineering Classes I also do research on SE and education I was a developer for ~10 years
3. What is Mob Programming All the brilliant people working on the same thing, at the same time, in the same space, on the same computer. – Woody Zuill (the discoverer of Mob Programming)
4. Why would anyone want this?
5. It’s not about getting the MOST out of your team,it’s about getting the BEST out of your team
6. Solo Programming source: http://i.imgur.com/fGlgTyg.gif
7. Solo Programming
8. Pair Programming
9. Pair Programming
10. Mob Programming
11. Mob Programming
13. Mob Programming Roles The Driver: “no thinking, just typing” The Navigator: the main person programming The Mob: Checking the navigator, Contributing insights, Getting ready to rotate The Facilitator: Help guide the mob (optional)
14. When to rotate Teams can decide, some common triggers are: Time Unit Test Passing Others?
15. Consume First vs Build Up
16. Build Up Example public int x; public int y; What should you do next?
17. Point p = new Point(10, 20); public int What should you do next? public Point(int x, int y) { } Consume First Example
18. Point p = new Point(10, 20); public int What should you do next? assert ( p, …); Consume First Example (Better?)
19. We will treat everyone with Kindness, Consideration, and Respect
20. Kindness Treat others the way you would like to be treated
21. Consideration We show consideration by listening. The Driver should be listening to the Navigator The Navigator should be listening to be Mob.
22. Respect “We always assume that the person who wrote the code before us did the best they could with the knowledge and circumstances they were in at the time they wrote it”
23. Mob Programming Tips and Tricks
24. Mob Programming in Education Online Mob Programming, Developed as a way to bring benefits of Mob Programming into the classroom Observations: - The structure of Mob Programming was helpful - Reflection was more helpful for learning than just discussion https://repository.isls.org/bitstream/1/4532/1/855-856.pdf Takeaway: Retrospectives offer improvement AND Learning for the team
25. Mob programming Resources: Mob mentality youtube channel Trello Board
26. Mob Programming RPG Found on Github
27. Remote Mob Programming https://www.remotemobprogramming.org/
28. Mobs as a tool for inclusivity? Sal describes her experiences participating in a mob from the perspective of someone diagnosed with autism Mobbing was remote, and the freedom to tailor the physical environment was very helpful Structured roles can be very helpful for neurodivergent team member(s) https://cucumber.io/blog/bdd/inclusive-benefits-of-mob-programming/
29. Please feel free to reach out! Email: mhilton@cmu.edu Twitter: @michaelhilton