94: Ben Orenstein - The Art of Pairing

In this episode, Adam talks to Ben Orenstein about the benefits of pair programming and how to do it effectively.

Show Notes

Topics include:

• The benefits of pairing with someone more experienced than you
• The benefits of pairing with someone less experienced than you
• How pairing helps you build things faster
• Why pairing often removes the need for code review
• How to get started with pairing if you've never done it before

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Links:

• Tuple, the remote pairing tool Ben is building
• Tuple's Pair Programming Guide
• The Art of Product, Ben's podcast with Derrick Reimer
• Ben's blog
• Pair programming on Wikipedia
• "Extreme Programming Explained" by Kent Beck
• "How to Improve as a Programmer"
• Llewellyn’s strong-style pairing
• The Pomodoro Technique
• Vehikl podcast episode on pairing

What is Full Stack Radio?

A podcast for developers interested in building great software products. Every episode, Adam Wathan is joined by a guest to talk about everything from product design and user experience to unit testing and system administration.