Pair programming is not about taking turns at the computer. It’s about bringing two minds to bear on a single problem. If you hired a moving company and only one guy showed up, how would he manage to get that king-size mattress on the truck? We wouldn’t hesitate to call moving a king-size mattress a “two-person job.” There are intellectual problems that are just as unwieldy as trying to move a giant mattress alone — and, as we explore in this Executive Update, pair programming can help.
Executive Update
About The Author
David Scott Bernstein is the author of the new book Beyond Legacy Code: Nine Practices to Extend the Life (and Value) of Your Software, an insider’s view of the software industry drawn from his decades of hands-on experience as a software developer, trainer, and consultant to some of the biggest players in the business. With its emphasis on technical excellence, the primary audience for Beyond Legacy Code is software development managers and… Read More
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