Agile Software Development: Pair and Mob Programming

Learn all about the mechanics, details, and value of collaborative coding approaches—namely, pair programming and mob programming—that can help you solve problems faster.

Introduction

• Get your teams coding together
• What you should know

1. Collaborative Coding Practices

• Collaborative coding versus solo work
• Types of programmers
• Nonprogrammer technical roles
• Business roles

2. Understand Pair Programming

• What is pair programming?
• Tools for pair programming
• Scenario: Add a simple feature
• Scenario: Add a complex feature
• Scenario: Bug fixing
• What is remote pair programming?
• Tips for remote pair programming
• Collaborating versus pairing
• Leveling communication

3. Understand Mob Programming

• What is mob programming?
• Tools for mob programming
• Scenario: "Hello World" in Ballerina
• Scenario: "Hello World service" in Ballerina
• Scenario: Explore app and tests
• Observing versus mobbing
• Tips for successful mobbing

4. Programming and Communication

• Interview for collaborative coding
• Feedback via retrospectives
• Workflow via Kanban boards
• Integrated feature teams
• The biz value of collaborative coding

Conclusion

• Next steps