Pair Programming Exercises

So when people think of a computer programmer, they think about a guy sitting alone in a cubicle blocked off from the world. It turns out that this idea couldn’t be further from the truth. Almost all programs and applications are a team effort and our cohort was introduced to this concept through pair programming exercises

So typically you would have one person be the “driver” and the other be the “scribe.” The driver is the one who is going through most of the thought process while the scribe is the one typing, writing the correct syntax, and listening carefully to the driver to know what to write next.

My partner Kenneth and I each took turns driving and scribing and that was nice because we each got a feel for both sides of the coin.

As an assignment we were asked to comment each others code and try to figure out the line of thinking and any suggestions we might have had. This was a great exercise because not only were we practicing our coding skills, we were also working together and getting a small taste of creating a project.