Comments on: Pairing Pattern: Ping Pong Pairing

By: Be a good pair « Dahlia Bock

Be a good pair « Dahlia Bock — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 09:46:21 +0000

[...] turns. One good pattern to follow is the ping pong pattern which is a way to figure out the tempo to which we figure out when to code and when to [...]

By: Coding Dojo #2: Bowling Game & Object Calisthenics Continued at Mark Needham

Coding Dojo #2: Bowling Game & Object Calisthenics Continued at Mark Needham — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:41:14 +0000

[...] navigator/driver roles when pairing – as we were able to adopt a TDD approach most pairs used the ping pong pairing approach to keep both people [...]

By: Pair Programming: The Over Eager Driver at Mark Needham

Pair Programming: The Over Eager Driver at Mark Needham — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:50:32 +0000

[...] colleague Sam Newman previously wrote about ping pong pairing, including an approach to ensure that both members get exactly the same amount of keyboard time per [...]

By: Nicholas Blumhardt

Nicholas Blumhardt — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 21:52:38 +0000

Interesting to see the comments about pairing and debugging. I’ve found that pair debugging sessions are extremely efficient, perhaps because the initial set of possible solutions is larger, while dead-ends are eliminated more quickly.

By: Boylston Chess Club Weblog: Hey, it's my turn

Boylston Chess Club Weblog: Hey, it's my turn — Thu, 17 May 2007 19:11:51 +0000

[...] discusses the unusual use of chess clocks in paired software development. Labels: Chess [...]

By: chris clarke » Pair Programming Patterns

chris clarke » Pair Programming Patterns — Thu, 10 May 2007 22:46:03 +0000

[...] to make it a fun thing to do. One of the ways I’ve been doing this is making use of the Ping Pong Pattern. However, there are situations when this pattern doesn’t fit such as when debugging, [...]

By: sam

sam — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 19:01:40 +0000

Pairing isn’t about sharing typing duties – it’s about having a continuous dialogue between developers that can help share ideas, ensure good code gets written and keeps people focused. Those benefits mean that we can actually solve problems faster working together, than when working alone.

By: Ikenna Nwaiwu

Ikenna Nwaiwu — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 22:14:38 +0000

How do you pair on things like bug fixing, where it may take so so long to even find out where the problem is?

By: sam

sam — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 14:52:12 +0000

Well, I am skimming over the time to check email etc….

By: Simon Brunning

Simon Brunning — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 14:34:53 +0000

Pairing for eight hours a day? Is that even possible?