Pairing with Intention: A Guide for Mentors
summary
Break pair sessions into 15-minute micro-tasks, switch roles every 10–15 minutes with role switching, and focus each session on a single, testable feature such as adding and testing a simple CRUD endpoint to exercise TDD and Git workflows. Use a short goal-aligned checklist tied to the mentee’s stated outcomes, measure progress by number of independent edits and successful test runs, and end by having the mentee explain the change and open a pull request.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Introduction to pairing
- 4:00Why pairing matters
- 9:58Core principles of pairing
- 17:55Practical pairing techniques
- 24:41Overcoming common challenges
- 31:57Measuring pairing success
- 35:41Closing thoughts
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