Further thoughts on pairing during software development! (Part 2)

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000

While being a Lead/Senior Developer on several agile development teams, I’ve seen the ups and downs of pair programming. I’ve tried to introduce pairing into new teams with different levels of success - so I thought I’d write down some of the experiences I’ve had - and the potential was of working that can make pair programming less painful.

In August 2020 I wrote an article about Some thoughts on pairing during software development. Where I talked about :

Some thoughts on pairing during software development! (Part 1)

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Over the past few months, I’ve been pairing (pair programming) with other Software Engineers when working on stories during our sprints. It’s been fun, and the first time in a while I’ve enjoyed and felt rewarded while ‘pairing’. While I’m sitting in the sun, on a beach in Wales enjoying our holiday with my family, I look back and consider it hasn’t all been plain sailing…

My first exposure to pair programming came as I was working on a team that was writing API’s for some of our business services. It was a relatively new formed team with a range of mid to junior level Software Engineers, a Business Analyst, a Product Owner, a QA tester and a Scrum Master.

Pairing on Daniel Pomfret

Further thoughts on pairing during software development! (Part 2)

Some thoughts on pairing during software development! (Part 1)