Partial Pair Programming: Link between Solo and Pair Programming

Abstract

Leaving of key team members can make an unrecoverable loss to an organization. It means knowledge of a task should be in mind of two or more than two programmers. Working of two people on same task on different machine is an awkward practice. So alternatively pair programming practice is the best solution for above problem. Besides many advantages of pair programming, it has certain drawbacks such as personality clashes, and these issues may dominant pair programming over solo programming. Here authors suggested a practice Partial Pair Programming, which will work as bridge between solo and pair programming practices. In partial pair programming, three drivers can make a pair with a navigator of their own group and navigator can make a pair with navigator of other group. This practice will get all advantages of pair programming as well as its own benefits. And also partial pair programming will remove almost all demerits of pair programming.