the ‘bee log

My friend Raymond Lewallen has kindly invited me, Jean Paul Boodhoo, Scott Bellware, and Jeremy Miller to Oklahoma City on July 28th for CodeCamp Oklahoma City. They’ve got two tracks: one for the hot, new .NET technologies and one with more of an Agile/ALT.NET focus.

JP and I are doing a tandem talk on Ping-Pong Pairing which should be both entertaining and informational: infotainment, if you will. Dig it:

You Got Served: Ping-Pong Pairing

Pair Programming is a central method of a high-functioning Agile team. It amplifies Test-Driven Development (TDD) and promotes Collective Code Ownership. Despite the numerous benefits, installing Pair Programming often fails with first attempts perceived as frustrating for more experienced developers and flat-out boring for the non-coding partner.

Wouldn’t it be great if pair programming was easy, engaging, and (dare to dream) fun?!

Enter Ping Pong Pairing (PPP)! Join Jean-Paul Boodhoo and Dave Laribee for a match of PPP. Serving the rules of the game, JP and Dave will start a long volley of TDD and share key tips for putting a little backspin on your solutions!

Though our main point is that pair programming can be fun, we’ll surely have opportunity to share plenty of TDD/DDD/OO/R#/Refactoring/etc. tips along the way. I’m stoked! Come share in the excitement and get yourself registered!