Workshop: [SOLD OUT] Agile Practices: Pair Programming
Location:
- Barrymore, 9th fl.
Date:
Thu, 29 JunKey takeaways
Introduction and delineation of the three personas to consider when pairing: you, your pair, and the system
How to monitor the strength of your relationship with your pair and your team
The “tells” while pairing that identify areas for improvement in the codebase and in your/their understanding
How adjusting your psychological discipline, empathy, and tailoring your communication style can improve your pair programming game
Tools & exercises to break down a problem when you are stuck with your pair
Prerequisites
Participants should bring their laptop.
This workshop is sold out.
You've heard people rave about the benefits of pair programming - and you're curious, but a little skeptical. What is it really? How does it work? How long does it take to experience the benefits? Those are valid questions and we’ve put together a workshop to explain it, give you the right mindset, and let you experience the magic for yourself.
Eric and Neha are two software engineers at Pivotal Labs who work with clients on this every day! They pair program 8 hours a day and help their clients identify the right project, techniques, and practices to make it work. We want to share our learnings and mitigation techniques - the hands-on way. Attend our interactive workshop to learn more about the theory behind pair programming, practice applying new tools to improve your pair programming experience, and get a feel for what what successful pair programming feels like for you.
To do this, we will be pairing you up and taking you through three rounds of pair programming where you focus on a new persona each round: 1) on yourself, 2) on your pair, 3) on the system and help draw clearer lines of how these separate pieces interact. By the end, you will have paired and completed three programming exercises and experienced what pair programming feels like when it’s not going well and when it is.
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