A roller coaster journey of how to get the most out of pair-programming. Live on stage acting out highs, lows, do’s and don’ts of pair-programming. Laughs and tears are guaranteed as the audience connects on the difficulties and ultimately the rewards that can be reaped through effective pairing.

The two presenters will take you on a roller coaster journey of how to get started and get the most out of pair programming. Live on stage they will switch from conversational overview straight into acting out various highs, lows, do’s and don’ts of pair-programming collaboration. Laughs and tears are guaranteed as the audience connects on the difficulties and ultimately the rewards that can be reaped from teamwork through effective pairing.

Pair-programming, 2 developers writing code collaboratively with 2 keyboards and 1 computer, might feel weird, foreign, or impossible. Pair-programming was popularised through agile methodologies like Kent Beck’s Extreme Programming and get’s a lot of lip service but many teams fail to implement it effectively and reap its rewards. Come and join us for a demonstration of what it is and how to get the most out of it. Pairing is applicable to writing better agile software or just a great life skill to have to collaborate with other humans.

A version of this talk has had great crowd responses from
* Ruby Conf Melbourne 2020 - https://www.rubyconf.org.au/2020/schedule
* React Conf Sydney 2020 - https://reactconfau.com/talks/10-x-your-teamwork-through-pair-programming
* Lock note at Melbourne DevFest 2019 Sat 9th Nov - https://www.gdgmelbourne.com/devfest-2019-schedule
* DDD by night - 10 minute version - Sep 2019 - https://www.meetup.com/DDD-Melbourne-By-Night/events/263799242/