Problem Solving Through Pair Programming
summary
Pair programming speeds onboarding, raises code quality through continuous review, and converted a mentee into a permanent hire after regular sessions. Remote setup uses GitHub, Google Meet or Slack Huddles for quick syncs and Tuple (multi-cursor screen sharing) for hands-on work. Sessions enforce driver/navigator roles, schedule buffers and five-minute feedback at the end, and surface accessibility tweaks (captioning, slower chat responses) that make pairing actually possible for people with diverse needs.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Start
- 2:53Pairing with my own mentor
- 5:03Pair Programming as Mentorship: Solving interesting and difficult technical problems under more experienced guidance provides greater benefit than the typical mentorship structure.
- 6:51The knowledge transfer that happens through a pair programming session and through mentorship ultimately flows in both directions.
- 9:56Building trust and confidence through pairing
- 17:02Having your mentee be the driver gets them into the process of writing code right away
- 18:00Eventually, you can switch roles more frequently, and provide your mentee with more opportunities to both work on the implementation and planning sides of pairing
- 21:30Without asking about access needs and making adjustments, pairing could be completely inaccessible to members of
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