What Is Pair Programming?

Pair programming is a technique from XP (Extreme Programming). It is quite frequently used in the Agile world. So you are likely to find yourself in a working environment embracing this, sooner or later.

Pair Programming means:

• 2 programmers
• 1 laptop, 1 keyboard, 1 mouse, 1 screen, ...
• Only 1 programmer has the keyboard at a time, but both focus on the code!
• You may want to take turns - especially if one programmer is more experienced than the other

Five Rules For Pair Programming

1. Agree on the physical environment beforehand (e.g. screen colors, layout ...)
2. When talking about code, always refer to line number and file name
3. When disagreeing, talk in terms of benefit
4. When feeling ill at ease, say so
5. Bestow as many compliments as possible

Full version: [https://blog.rapid7.com/2017/01/27/5-rules-of-pair-programming-etiquette/]