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Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Pair Mousing

I have blogged before about using two keyboards and mice for pair programming. I have now re-used this pattern in close collaboration with my customer:
We're comparing a new system with my customer's spreadsheets. I take main control, but my customer has his own cordless mouse so that he can point to crucial cells without an It's A Knockout "left a bit, right a bit". It works well.

You'll also notice a pair of discarded spectacles. That's now our challenge - neither of us has the eyesight to do this job. Answers on a postcard, please - in block capitals.