All I really need to know about pair programming I learned in kindergarten

The transition to and on-going success as a pair programmer often involves practicing everyday civility, as illustrated in an essay by Robert Fulghum, All I Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarden. Each line from the essay is used to explore the inherent lessons related to successful pair pr...

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Published inCommunications of the ACM Vol. 43; no. 5; pp. 108 - 114
Main Authors Williams, Laurie A, Kessler, Robert R
Format Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Association for Computing Machinery, Inc 01.05.2000
Association for Computing Machinery
Subjects
Business etiquette
Collaboration
Computer programming
Defects
Methods
Organizational behavior
Planning
Problem solving
Programmers
Software quality
Success
Teamwork
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Summary:The transition to and on-going success as a pair programmer often involves practicing everyday civility, as illustrated in an essay by Robert Fulghum, All I Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarden. Each line from the essay is used to explore the inherent lessons related to successful pair programming: 1. Share everything. 2. Play fair. 3. Do not hit people. 4. Put things (especially negative thoughts) back where they belong. 5. Clean up your mess. 6. Do not take things too seriously. 7. Say you are sorry when you hurt someone. 8. Flush. 9. Warm cookies and milk are good. 10. Live a balanced life. 11. Take a nap (or a break from working together) every afternoon. 12. When you go out into the world, watch out for traffic, hold hands and stick together. 13. Be aware of wonder (and the power of 2 brains working together).
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ISSN:0001-0782
1557-7317
DOI:10.1145/332833.332848