First day as a Junior Developer

What can be a more interesting way to express common yet frequently overlooked challenges of…

Root causes of friction in pairs: Expert Induced Amnesia

Roles in Pair-Programming Across Skill: Leader/Adopter Model

Expert-induced amnesia and the Dreyfus model of learning

The ‘Needs’ Aspect of Pair-Programming

In the previous post, we mentioned that both junior and senior developers have certain needs…

Small words, big impact

If you’re not careful, the smallest words you use can demotivate your pair. This applies when pairing as peers, but…

Output from our workshop at Agile Cambridge 2017

How this started

Cross-Experience Pairing, the Beginning

Senior Moments

When pairing with new programmers I find it hard to remember how much I’ve learned and what it took to learn it. It’s not just…

What this blog is about

This blog explores pair programming between developers who have different levels of skill and seniority.

Our aim is to help senior and junior developers create a nurturing learning experience when sharing the screen and to overcome challenges that frequently…