We do pair programming (and TDD) at my work place as well. I feel that it works extremely well. <div><br></div><div>To clear the air, here are some definitions:</div><div><br></div><div>Agile: this is more of a project management methodology than a programming practice. Related to Lean Programming.</div>
<div>TDD: Test driven Development - literally writing your unit and integration tests before writing your code.</div><div>Pair Programming: One person 'drives' (sits at the keyboard), the other person sits next to them and helps think.</div>
<div>Extreme Programming: A combination of Agile practices and certain programing practices (e.g., TDD, pair programming, ...)</div><div><br></div><div>I've got experience in TDD and Pair programming, so I can answer questions about those. I have not practical experience with Agile or Lean, but I can answer some questions. I can't answer questions about Extreme Programming.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Chris</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 6:07 PM, L. V. Lammert <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:lvl@omnitec.net">lvl@omnitec.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div class="im">On Thu, 8 Apr 2010, Todd Walton wrote:<br>
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> What's that programming methodology called where two programmers sit<br>
> literally side by side and work on a program together?<br>
><br>
</div>Agile, .. closely integrated with tdd (Test Driven Development).<br>
<div class="im"><br>
> Anybody have opinions on how well it works?<br>
><br>
</div>Works VERY well, .. but it is much more intense than any other programming<br>
effort so not suited to many developers. An associate of mine, Brian<br>
Button, is an evangelist if anyone has questions, I'd be happy to make an<br>
introduction [<a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/brianbutton" target="_blank">http://www.linkedin.com/in/brianbutton</a>].<br>
<br>
Lee<br>
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