Sarah Taraporewalla’s Technical Ramblings

Pair programming may feel quite strange and frustrating to those new to it. (I guess it can feel strange and frustrating to those who have been doing for a while). I gave a brown bag session to a group who were just starting to embrace pairing to try and help them overcome some of their [...]

I have been reading Malcom Gladwell’s Outliers, and in it he discusses the events which lead to plane crashes. Gladwell explores the plane crashes of Korean Airlines to demonstrate that cultural legacy is important to understand success factors. One interesting point he explores is the communication required in the cockpit between the captain and the [...]