Pair Programming

Pair programming is a dialogue between two people trying to simultaneously progam (and analyze and design and test) and understand together how to program better. It is a conversation at many levels, assistd by and focused on a computer -- Kent Beck, Extreme Programming Explained. In this photo, Kent Beck (left) refactors code with Eric Evans. Kent "seagull" consults for the Evant team.

Benny Sadeh programs with Rob Mee (right). As XP Coach (and an experienced programmer), Rob Mee often signs up for programming tasks during the Planning Game.

Edward Hieatt pair programs with Karen Bradshaw

Joanne Bain pair programs with Joshua Kerievsky (founder and chief programmer of Industrial Logic).