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by setr 1304 days ago
> I'm not interested in opinions about mob programming, I have very positive experience with remote sessions :)

Well, I am. Wtf is mob programming and who’s got hands-on-keyboard?

Pair programming makes sense because a discussion can be held — mob programming makes me imagine twitch plays Pokémon
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mac_was 1304 days ago
Sure, you can check out more here: https://www.remotemobprogramming.org/

Basically, one person writes the other discussion, and we switch every 20 minutes, so everybody can take part.

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terminal_d 1302 days ago
> Typist and the Rest of the Mob

>We adopted the terminology from Code with the Wisdom of the Crowd by Mark Pearl:

>One person controls the keyboard, this is the typist. The rest of the mob discusses the problem, agrees on the solution, and instructs the typist. The typist follows their instructions, puts them into code, and may ask clarifying questions to understand the solution. The rest of the mob guides the typist as needed.

>We value the typist as they allow the rest of the mob to focus on solving the problem.

>The typist must not code on their own. This balances the participation of all team members and it reduces the dominance of strong characters.

That sounds horrible!

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onionisafruit 1303 days ago
This sounds like a lot of fun for people who have personality traits I don’t posses. I think I would end up quietly stewing that I keep getting talked over and nobody listens to my ideas. Nevermind that my ideas turn out to be wrong in the end.
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autotune 1304 days ago
It takes me 20 minutes just to stop being distracted and focus on the task at hand.
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fragmede 1304 days ago
which, if you don't remember

> This run was beaten by the TPP community on March 1st, 2014 with the defeat of the Elite Four and rival Blue.

seems like a wonderful weird experiment to run!

https://helixpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Gen_1_(Pokemon_Red)

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