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Developed byKent Beck
Use casecollaborative software development technique
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solo programming
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Pair programming

concept

Development technique where two programmers work together, inspiration for AI coding assistants

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involves roles

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driver and navigator○UnverifiedHighFresh1

primary use case

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collaborative software development technique○UnverifiedHighFresh1
collaborative software development○UnverifiedHighFresh1

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solo programming○UnverifiedHighFresh1

part of methodology

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Extreme Programming○UnverifiedHighFresh1

benefits include

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knowledge sharing○UnverifiedHighFresh1
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improved code quality○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

research focus

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software engineering productivity○UnverifiedHighFresh1

requires

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shared development environment○UnverifiedHighFresh1

supported by tools

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Visual Studio Live Share○UnverifiedHighFresh1
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developed by

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Kent Beck○UnverifiedHighFresh1

popularized year

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1999○UnverifiedHighFresh1

involves practice

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two programmers working at one workstation○UnverifiedHighFresh1

variant of

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mob programming○UnverifiedHighFresh1

used in methodology

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Agile software development○UnverifiedHighFresh1

role definition

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driver and navigator roles○UnverifiedHighFresh1

supports practice

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continuous code review○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

requires tool

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shared development environment○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

variant includes

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remote pair programming○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

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