Frequent Rotations, Maximum Impact: Elevating Pair Programming with Gabriel Robaina and Kieran Murphy

The Mob Mentality Show

🚀 Dive deep into the world of Pair Programming with Gabriel Robaina and Kieran Murphy as they unravel how to tune this "Sensible Default Practice" into even more of a game-changer! 💻✨

In this episode, our discussion covers crucial aspects of pair programming that go beyond the basics. Are your pairing sessions dragging on for too long? Do you notice anti-patterns similar to solo programming? Learn how to identify and address these issues with Gabriel and Kieran's insights.

Explore the journey that led their team to embrace pair rotations and the valuable lessons learned along the way. Is pairing valuable but challenging? Uncover strategies to make it work for your team and turn challenges into opportunities.

🔍 Key Highlights:
- Observing and responding to low engagement during planning
- Breaking down knowledge silos within a pair
- The "hurt so do it more" philosophy: Does it really work?
- Implementing the Pairing Pomodoro technique
- Pair switching logistics: within a team vs. between teams
- Overcoming resistance to pair switching
- Ensuring bug fixes by anyone on the team through collaborative efforts
- Maintaining context with pair rotations via minimum viable anchoring
- Distinguishing between anchor role and champion role in pair swapping
- Logistics of pair rotations: open-ended self-organized vs. planned in detail
- Mob swaps: dice rolls and "wheels of doom" 😅
- Story slicing techniques conducive to pair rotations
- Using Mural boards for pair and work context
- Long-running retro boards: What's hard vs. easy with pairing
- Building strong team connections through pair swaps
- Incorporating feedback practices within pairs

Also, stay tuned for an exciting teaser on "Mob Programming in a Computer Science Classroom Setting" that will leave you eager for more collaborative insights!

Watch now for a dose of practical wisdom that will impact your approach to collaborative coding. 🎙️✨

Video and Show Notes: https://youtu.be/aurVZM6ZTUw