Contents tagged with Pair Programming
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Looking for .NET TDD Developers
Are you based in Washington DC and do you love Test Driven Development and Pair Programming? If so, take a look at our posting.
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Pair Programming and Pandemics
Pouya has posted about the dangers of illnesses when Pair Programming on our team blog.
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The Code Fairy - solutions/ideas
Mark Needham posted about a behavior pattern he has observed and labeled "The Code Fairy". The concept is writing code in off hours (without your pair) when your programming pair didn't want to go along with your changes.
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Do you have what it takes to be a Thycotic TDD Developer?
Thycotic is gearing up for a new product development cycle and we are looking to grow our team of passionate test-first developers. Our team is one of the best places to learn and improve your agile development skills. -
Refactoring example in C# and VB.NET
Our very own Bryant Smith has revamped his conversion of Martin Fowler's refactoring example (originally in Java) to now cover both C# and VB.NET.
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Pair Programming improves your communication skills
Many developers in our industry prefer a dark corner to the presentation podium. This is often explained away with references to introverted personalities and geekish tendencies. While this may be true for certain individuals, there are definitely many benefits to breaking away from this stereotype. One of the best ways to progress in the business world is to develop strong communication skills - customers want to be understood and the combination with technical ability provides a powerful skillset when understanding problems and providing solutions. As with so many things in life, excellence in communication can be achieved through lots of practice.
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Code Review - Standing on the shoulders of smart people
A very intelligent person once said:
"If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants."
The person in question, is of course none other than Sir Isaac Newton. He was able to go further with his discoveries because others had solved some of the details already and provided a layer of abstraction for him to improve upon. -
Will TDD become mainstream?
I have been asked a number of times in the last few years if I think TDD (Test Driven Development) will go mainstream. Firstly, we need to agree on what mainstream is – Wikipedia does not give any hard numbers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainstream) but it seems like 20% would be a good number for software development (I pulled this out of thin area – please share your thoughts). For TDD to have that much mindshare (in the stubborn software development world) would firmly seat TDD as an established and accepted way of developing code. So how much mindshare does it have now? Again I don’t know how you would get a measure (Gartner studies maybe?) but my experiences with software development in the Washington DC Metro area makes me think it is far less than 20%.
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Looking for the perfect job where you can do Test Driven Development and Pair Programming?
Thycotic is growing once again – we are looking for another top calibre developer to join our team - this is a great opportunity to practice agile techniques on the Microsoft .NET platform from an experienced team while working on great products and with interesting clients.
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New office with Pair Programming team room
We have just moved our offices from the Vienna, Virginia area to downtown Washington DC. We now have more space for our team room and have tried new strategies to minimize wiring and optimize communication across the team. Here is a picture of 2 pairing stations in the new team room.
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