Pair%20Programming

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Pair Programming

• Two Programmers sit at one workstation

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Pair Programming

• Two Programmers sit at one workstation
• They take turns driving

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Pair Programming

• Two Programmers sit at one workstation
• They take turns driving
• Pairs are short lived

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Pair Programming

• Two Programmers sit at one workstation
• They take turns driving
• Pairs are short lived
• Pairing transmits knowledge to the team

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Pair Programming

• Two Programmers sit at one workstation
• They take turns driving
• Pairs are short lived
• Pairing transmits knowledge to the team
• Pairing helps train newbies

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Pairing keeps the pace

• When programming alone, you sometimes find
  yourself working at super speed.

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Pairing keeps the pace

• When programming alone, you sometimes find
  yourself working at super speed.
• After awhile, you lose focus and drift away in
  the afterglow.

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Pairing keeps the pace

• When programming alone, you sometimes find
  yourself working at super speed.
• After awhile, you lose focus and drift away in
  the afterglow.
• Your partner keeps both from happening.

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Pair Programming Research

• Laurie Williams,
• http//collaboration.csc.ncsu.edu/laurie/
• Findings
• Pairs use no more manhours than singles.
• Pairs create fewer defects.
• Pairs create fewer lines of code.
• Pairs enjoy their work more.