Josh heard about pair programming a few years ago and tried it a few times. Last year, he jumped in and started pairing full-time. Working so closely with clients, colleagues, juniors and seniors was challenging. Now he enjoys pairing more than flying solo and has seen the benefits for himself and his teammates. This talk is about the challenges and benefits of working more closely with one another.

1. W O R K I N G T O G E T H E R
J O S H H I L L

2. My first year of
pair programming
full-time

3. 😬

4. "

5. O N O U R O W N
PA I R I N G 1 0 1
F L O W
B E N E F I T S

6. O N O U R O W N
PA I R I N G 1 0 1
F L O W
B E N E F I T S

7. Old habits

8. Meet, separate, review

9. Marking each other’s work

10. Personal gain

11. Silos

12. Blame 👹

13. “Even programmers can be whole
people in the real world. XP is an
opportunity to test yourself, to be
yourself, to realize that maybe
you've been fine all along and just
hanging with the wrong crowd.”
– K E N T B E C K

14. O N O U R O W N
PA I R I N G 1 0 1
F L O W
B E N E F I T S

16. Keystrokes collide

17. Methods vary

18. Ideas contend

19. Being kind isn’t easy

20. It’s intense! 😳

22. O N O U R O W N
PA I R I N G 1 0 1
F L O W
B E N E F I T S

24. Aikido

25. Tori and uke

27. Make a connection

28. Suspend judgement

29. Appropriate feedback

30. Who wins?

31. O N O U R O W N
PA I R I N G 1 0 1
F L O W
B E N E F I T S

32. Focus

33. Shared context

34. Creative variety

35. Team sport

36. Not just for work

37. O N O U R O W N
PA I R I N G 1 0 1
F L O W
B E N E F I T S

38. Who do you
work with?

40. 🙏

41. J O S H H I L L
@ J A M E S J O S H U A H I L L