[patricjansson]

Mob programming is the go to solutions at work. We have been using mob programming for a couple of month for specific parts of existing and new projects and it still surprises me how good it is. I never liked pair programming and when I heard of thought this was the same thing, just more wast of time. But I was wrong. You should try it out, its free you know, no $ to pay.

But as always we are people and people like different things, but with mob programming I think you have a really good chance of succeeding. Just remember to take 5 min to explain how to do it before you start.

[Kiro]

How is it free? Seems like the most expensive thing ever. 10 programmers using one computer.

[adwf]

How much of programming is actually typing code though? I think that less than 5% of my time is actually typing, the rest is thinking.

So if you go with mob programming and have one guy doing 50% typing whilst the other guys are thinking. In theory it could be just as efficient, with the added benefit that everyone understands the system and is onboard with the design. Plus the usual benefits of pair programming: you can train juniors, many eyes to catch the bugs, etc...

[Ace17]

Dude, you're saving up the cost of 9 computers here!

[patricjansson]

Sure there is a price for everything. Especially not getting everyone engaged and commited to a project. My guess is that you spend a lot of time doing code reviews, demos or just explaining how stuff works, time that you dont have to "waste" when doing mob programming.