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Title: Effective Pair Programming
Proposer: Ivan Stepaniuk
Type: Presentation
Duration: 45 mins
Description:
Pair programming is a central element in Extreme Programming (XP) and
its correct practice dramatically improves software quality. The
technique is however quite difficult to master, and not doing it
properly will not only be frustrating for the developers but also a
waste of the team and company resources. This talk introduces different
approaches to the technique and shows the audience how to avoid the
common pitfalls that developers will encounter in their path to
effective pair programming.
Pair programming is a challenging practice, and though it is not a
novelty, it is still surrounded by many misconceptions. I will step
through DO's and DON'ts based on both documented and my own grounded
experience on the topic, how it tightly fits other agile development
practices such as Test Driven Development, and what to expect when
introducing this technique in a team.