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Ping-pong pairing #13

Open sofer opened 8 years ago

sofer commented 8 years ago

What do people think about introducing a more rigorous approach to programming in the classroom, in particular mandating ping-pong pairing?

sofer commented 8 years ago

See also http://articles.coreyhaines.com/posts/thoughts-on-pair-programming/

sofer commented 8 years ago

Also, how do people feel about insisting that pairs start by writing out a potential solution on paper first?

jackcarlisle commented 8 years ago

I think both the ping-pong introduction and the paper solutions ideas are great! I've found personally that by writing a solution down on paper first allows you to organise your thoughts in a clearer way. I would usually write the solution in plain English first and then translate it into code.