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So do you think mobbing is something that you would do instead of pair programming, or do you see them as complementary?
by jacalata 11y ago
So do you think mobbing is something that you would do instead of pair programming, or do you see them as complementary?
- DanielBMarkham 11y agoFrom what I've seen so far (10-15 examples), mobbing is superior to pair programming. Pair programming has a lot of social pressure (I don't like working with X!) that just isn't there with mob programming. There's gotta be some inflection points, though. This is an extremely interesting area to watch. If it holds up in general, it's really completely re-structuring what we think about when we think about a tech team delivering value. ADD: The thing to keep in mind here is that we're still very early in the hype cycle. Lots of smoke, and people who make money waving their arms around. Having said that, there is real value here. So it's interesting.
- danielbryantuk 11y agoGreat comments Daniel, and I think you've touched on one of the key points that we're seeing with the rise of mob programming and lean practices etc "it's really completely re-structuring what we think about when we think about a tech team delivering value" This is the sticking point for many people, as we still like to draw analogies between coding and typing, or coding and physically building structures (which inherently are limited by the application of manual labour), rather than seeing it for the value-creation/design-thinking act that it actually is (and accordingly the need for good imagination and decision-making abilities)...