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Jim Remsik
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jim@bendyworks.com
Mechanics, Myths, and Mints: Swallowing the Pair Programming Pill
By Jim "Big Tiger" Remsik
Pair programming is a helpful tool for your development toolbox when you understand how it works and what are the benefits. We'll address common misconceptions of managers ("Two people sitting at one desk? That's going to cost twice as much!") and how to assuage these concerns. We will delve into the common fears of developers ("I won't be able to get into 'The Zone'", "I can't read RSS.", "They find out I'm not a good developer."). We'll examine numerous configurations, ergonomics, and available tools for both co-located and geographically distributed teams. Finally, we'll wrap up with a discussion on the utility of pairing mixed skill peoples together (Designer/Developer, Blind/Deaf, Cat/Dog) to achieve a result that is more than the sum of its parts.
About Me
Developer at Hashrocket
Collaborated with New York Times for an article on Pair Programming
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bigtiger / snowmobilympics.txt
Last active December 13, 2015 20:08
Snow*Mobile Olympics Rules #SnowMobilympics
Find a partner and go out into Madison and capture three images of each of these opposites. The pair of opposites
should be included in each picture.
Hot and Cold.
Light and dark.
Hot and cold.
Good and evil.
Mobile and stationary
The idea is to find an example of each of these topics and then tweet them with the Hashtag #SnowMobilympics and
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bigtiger / SF-LA_MadisonRuby
Created August 9, 2012 21:42
Get to @madisonruby from SF or LA for $326
$270 Round Trip on Virgin America from SFO or LAX to Chicago O'Hare (ORD) via VA Flash Sale: http://www.virginamerica.com/vx/booking/fare-sale?int=hp_0001_faresale
$56 CoachUSA.com roundtrip from ORD to Madison's Memorial Union
Total: $326
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bigtiger / github_users_name
Created April 20, 2012 20:38
GitHub User's Name
curl -is https://api.github.com/users/bigtiger | grep -Po '"name":.*".+?[^\\]",' | cut -d \" -f 4
侍 (master) photos: gem list bundler
*** LOCAL GEMS ***
侍 (master) photos: gem install bundler
Successfully installed bundler-1.0.21
1 gem installed
侍 (master) photos: bundle
-bash: bundle: command not found
until (jumpstart_lab + edgecase + friends) >= $6000
us += your_donation > $25 ? your_donation : $25
end
# Email rubygives@jumpstartlab.com or
# Mention @rubygives with a link and donation ammount
bigt:(git)blair_advanced[master]/$ spec -fs spec/models/article_spec.rb
Missing the Rails 2.3.5 gem. Please `gem install -v=2.3.5 rails`, update your RAILS_GEM_VERSION setting in config/environment.rb for the Rails version you do have installed, or comment out RAILS_GEM_VERSION to use the latest version installed.