Comments on: Pair programming is just like flying a plane

By: saint louis « auto glass repair

saint louis « auto glass repair — Thu, 06 May 2010 20:39:50 +0000

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By: Peter Gillard-Moss

Peter Gillard-Moss — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:05:43 +0000

On the topic of flying planes you may also find this interesting:
http://bobsutton.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/01/miracle-on-the-hudson-the-group-dynamics-angle.html

By: The Forces of Destruction | Agile Software Development

The Forces of Destruction | Agile Software Development — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 08:42:12 +0000

[...] post came to my mind while reading this post in Sarah’s blog .It is not my intention to discuss pair programming (or flying a plane) here, but one [...]

By: Sarah Taraporewalla’s Technical Ramblings » Pair programming is …

Sarah Taraporewalla’s Technical Ramblings » Pair programming is … — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 12:19:17 +0000

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By: Jason Yip

Jason Yip — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 07:36:54 +0000

Wow, didn’t even occur to relate the two when I read Outliers but I’d agree with your assessment.

By: Francisco Trindade

Francisco Trindade — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 00:30:22 +0000

Hi Sarah,

great post : )

about the bias for competitive (and not collaborative) work, Deming called it “the forces of destruction”.

According to him, we destroy, through the standard teaching and reward system, the power of intrinsic motivation, cooperation and curiosity that people are born with.

It is kinda fun (not to say sad) that during school and university everyone is taught how not to collaborate (with individual exams, the prohibition of knowledge sharing, etc..), and then when they reach their adult life, the most valued skill is capacity to work in groups…