agile15: Pair Programming: Why and When?
In pair programming, two developers work together in front of one screen (or two, as long as they both look ...
Marion Eickmann
I am one of the founders of agile42. Even though I am not an engineer I consider myself almost a "Techi" as I have been working in the field of software development for 10 years now.
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- 9 September 2010
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- Scrum, Scrum & XP
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- agile15, development team, development techniques, pair programming, scrum, xp
In pair programming, two developers work together in front of one screen (or two, as long as they both look at the same screen) to get a task done faster and with higher quality. Just like a driving a car, there are two roles in the pair: The driver, who has the steering wheel, aka the keyboard in her hand, and the navigator who knows where to go and which crossroads lie ahead. As you want to switch these roles every now and then, it is very helpful to have two keyboards and mice attached to the computer you are ...
