W O R K I N G T O G E T H E RJ O S H H I L L

My first year of pair programming

full-time

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O N O U R O W N

PA I R I N G 1 0 1

F L O W

B E N E F I T S

O N O U R O W N

PA I R I N G 1 0 1

F L O W

B E N E F I T S

Old habits

Meet, separate, review

Marking each other’s work

Personal gain

Silos

Blame 👹

“Even programmers can be whole people in the real world. XP is an opportunity to test yourself, to be

yourself, to realize that maybe you've been fine all along and just hanging with the wrong crowd.”

– K E N T B E C K

O N O U R O W N

PA I R I N G 1 0 1

F L O W

B E N E F I T S

Keystrokes collide

Methods vary

Ideas contend

Being kind isn’t easy

It’s intense! 😳

O N O U R O W N

PA I R I N G 1 0 1

F L O W

B E N E F I T S

Aikido

Tori and uke

Make a connection

Suspend judgement

Appropriate feedback

Who wins?

O N O U R O W N

PA I R I N G 1 0 1

F L O W

B E N E F I T S

Focus

Shared context

Creative variety

Team sport

Not just for work

O N O U R O W N

PA I R I N G 1 0 1

F L O W

B E N E F I T S

Who do you work with?

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J O S H H I L L

@ J A M E S J O S H U A H I L L