Pairing Smells
Tim Ottinger and I are working on a new project, an agile agile reference guide. (Yes, that’s supposed to be two “agile”s in a row.) One of the things we’re debating is a list of pairing smells. Here’s...
View ArticleRoaming Keymap Profiles
When pairing, I often learn little shortcuts and tips that I might never pick up otherwise (even though I’m the compulsive sort who comprehensively reads things like the entire list of commands, just...
View ArticleAbandoning Pairing
For almost a year, I pair programmed on a daily basis as part of a team working for GeoLearning, a small software company that is no more. My enjoyment was tempered by the fact that I was pairing...
View ArticleDon’t Stop Reading…
When writing, be careful of presenting an opposing point first with the notion that you’ll make your counterpoint in a subsequent paragraph or page. That first pitch is often as far as some readers...
View ArticleCode Socialization
The first rule of Fouled-up-code* Club is you don’t talk about the code. The second rule of … We don’t talk about the code, and so most of us are members of F’d-up-code Club. We’re not socializing the...
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TDD: No Fun, No Gain?
In “TDD Is Not a Silver Bullet” I reproduced part of an interview with Tim, a sharp young corporate developer that I’d paired with very briefly in 2006. In 2008, he sent me an email about his...
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