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Implement remote pair programming best practices in your organization to increase productivity in software development teams

Overcome the challenges in communication while working with distributed teams across the globe

Explore remote pair programming tools and learn smart ways to use them efficiently

Description

Remote pair programming takes pair programming practices to the next level by allowing you and your team members to work effectively in distributed teams. This helps ensure that you continuously improve code quality, share equal ownership of the code, facilitate knowledge sharing, and reduce bugs in your code. If you want to adopt remote pair programming within your development team, this book is for you. Practical Remote Pair Programming takes you through various techniques and best practices for working with the wide variety of tools available for remote pair programming. You'll understand the significance of pair programming and how it can help improve communication within your team. As you advance, you’ll get to grips with different remote pair programming strategies and find out how to choose the most suitable style for your team and organization. The book will take you through the process of setting up video and audio tools, screen sharing tools, and the integrated development environment (IDE) for your remote pair programming setup. You'll also be able to enhance your remote pair programming experience with source control and remote access tools. By the end of this book, you'll have the confidence to drive the change of embracing remote pair programming in your organization and guide your peers to improve productivity while working remotely.

Who is this book for?

This book is for any developer who wants to understand the different practical aspects involved in remote pair programming and adopt them in their existing development teams. If you’re a team leader or technical manager, this book will serve as a manual for implementing remote pair programming covering the best resources for you to manage communication and collaboration using pair programming with your team members working remotely in distributed teams.

What you will learn

Develop a structured organizational approach to implementing pair programming and using it effectively

Understand how pair programming fosters better communication inside and outside the team

Organize remote pair programming and choose the right style for your organization

Set up screen sharing, IDE, source control rules, audio, and video for your remote pair programming setup

Use various pair programming techniques and styles in the context of a remote environment

Enhance your remote pair programming experience with source control and remote access tools

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William Hall Jun 21, 2021

As a junior web developer, I found this book very helpful in de-mystifying pair programming. I have heard the term, of course, but this book was pivotal in allowing me to better understand the concept and the practical ways to go about learning how to pair program.In this day and age, and especially with many jobs now being fully remote, I feel like this subject is more relevant than ever, whether you are just learning programming, or a seasoned veteran. Adrian's writing style, to me, was very down to earth, understandable, and relatable. Now that I have read the book, I can't wait to find someone to pair program with!

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Mohith Kumar Apr 19, 2021

Pair programming has become very relevant once we have hit pandemic!With everyone remote and teams working from different locations and collaborating remotely it's important developers and product managers master this art!This book provides an indepth knowledge around pair programming and various tools and technology required to pair program

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J. B. Rainsberger Apr 26, 2021

Although this is a book about remote pair programming, it is also a book about guiding environments to emerge where people learn more effectively and work more harmoniously.Even if you tried to focus on its helpful advice about setting up better lighting in your office or which remote collaboration tools are "best" for your needs, you'll almost certainly also be thinking about how pair programming creates opportunities for learning both about code and about how to work with each other. This book is eminently practical because it makes specific suggestions about what to try and how to do it well, but without the sense of trying to show you the One True Way. Without pushing, it shows us that pair programming can help us improve our code, while also providing us opportunities to talk more openly about how to work better together.With this book, your group can focus on programming problems while subconsciously---maybe even accidentally---becoming a more-effective team, even when they can't be in the same place at the same time.

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Jeffrey Chilberto May 06, 2021

I see value in this book for most software teams, especially as many companies have embraced remote and/or distributed teams. The book does cover many aspects from recommendations and examples of pair programming techniques to practical guidance on setting up a pair programming practice.I appreciated the pace and tone of the book as it was at the right level for a book that was less about syntax or code, and more about how to work more efficiently in team environments. The book has a practical approach to determining when and when not to use pair programming.The last time I explored this concept was with Extreme Programming. This book extends upon the driver/navigator concept to identify scenarios that cover different qualities of the individuals. For example, when the pair includes different experience levels, familiarity with the product/project, or different roles like a developer and a tester.Thank you Adrian, very appropriate timing for the current company I am working with.

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Lemi Orhan Ergin May 02, 2021

The book contains two main sections. In the first section, Adrian directly targets readers learning pair programming, aiming to improve pair programming skills, and trying to convince the team and the managers about the benefits of pair programming. What I liked the most here is the objectivity in explanations. Both "how it works" and "how it does not work" are mentioned with real-life examples. I found a long list of tips and tricks to improve my pairing skills, and I found it very valuable. Especially best practices and anti-patterns make me re-evaluate the way I pair.Adrian tries to give answers to the questions everyone asks, like how we can pair with other roles in the team, what are the situations we should not pair, how often we should pair, is two people working on the same task waste, etc. As an active practitioner, the answers seem very logical and realistic to me.The second section is about remote pair programming. Adrian targets the ones who practice remote pair programming. Distributed teams need different communication styles and pairing techniques, and all are explained with examples. Adrian lists all the tools and equipment with comparisons. Since I've been pairing remotely for a long time, I already have a setup, and I skipped these chapters. If you haven't established a setup yet, these sections can guide you indeed.I find very valuable the chapters where Adrian explains how to use source code versioning to improve remote pair programming. A list of good practices and anti-patterns for remote pair programming was also so interesting to me.In a summary, I advise this book not only the ones who want to practice/improve remote pair programming, but also the ones who are new to pair programming or eager to improve the way they pair.

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Practical Remote Pair Programming: Best practices for collaborating productively with distributed development teams

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