I went and I enjoyed it. :) It was nice to meet other folks and get introduced to mob programming.
There was a driver and navigator and we physically moved every 5 minutes or so. I've done python programming since last Aug, but this was my first time looking at Qt and PyQt. I like it. Some things I learned: 1. It was surprisingly easy to start collaborating with new people once the problem was defined. 2. We had sample code as a starting point, and though we didn't get very far before I had to leave, it was good to experiment. Experiementing was easy with so many folks. It was also easy to ask questions. It was a good group. 3. I also realized I'm so accustomed to my dev environment. Having the right tools, the right keyboard layout for the shortcuts, small things I don't normally thing about, but I missed them when they were missing. This would be a good opportunity to do volunteer coding. Work on a small open source problem, it serves as a good learning opportunity, and you get to contribute to something. I personally like social ventures like Mifos (Grameen Foundation) and OpenMRS (used by Partners in Health). I'll try to make it to the Downtown Seattle venue once a month, every week is defintely a challenge. Best, Jasmine On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 1:17 PM, Maria McKinley <[email protected]>wrote: > I can't do next Tuesday, but generally enthusiastic about this idea. > > ~maria > > > On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 12:55 PM, Paul Allen <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I'm really bummed I missed it. From the look of things, a lot of SEAPY >> is interested in learning through pair/group/mob programming practices. >> >> I'd like to organize an event for next Tuesday from 6-9pm at a location >> to be determined later. I've already started reaching out to some >> co-working spaces to see if we can find a sponsor but I'm open to >> suggestions for a location. I'm sure plenty of companies would love to >> host but I am new to the area and don't have those connections just yet. >> If we can't find a sponsor I'll rent something out myself. >> >> Show of hands, who would be interested in joining me next Tuesday? I've >> got several small project ideas but I'm open to suggestions. >> >> Let me know and I'll make suitable arrangements to facilitate an event. >> >> Thanks! >> >> Paul Allen >> Skype: paulonthetubes >> 425.753.1815 >> >> >> On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 11:43 AM, Rohit Patnaik <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Instead of a USB hub, I think a KVM switch would be ideal for such a >>> setup. Just don't use the monitor portion, and have you and your partner's >>> keyboard and mouse plugged into the keyboard and mouse ports. Then, when >>> you want to switch over, it's just a matter of flipping the KVM switch >>> setting, as opposed to getting up and switching. >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 10:40 AM, Peter Conerly <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> So, I hosted a "code-retreat" style event at my last job. >>>> http://coderetreat.org/ >>>> >>>> I already had my mouse & keyboard on a usb hub-- and my buddy Evan had >>>> a big desk, so I just pulled up a chair next to him and plugged in. We >>>> were both able to type/mouse at any time. It was oddly intimate. >>>> >>>> I think there are some pro setups that allow that, but also allow for >>>> multiple mouse/keyboard cursors at the same time. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 7:21 AM, Matthew Woodward < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I went -- really great time! Mob programming is a really interesting >>>>> concept and though we didn't stick strictly to the protocol we had a lot >>>>> of >>>>> fun, learned a lot, and actually wrote some code too. ;-) >>>>> >>>>> I think the plan is to do them every couple of weeks so hope to meet >>>>> some of you at the next one. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 11:00 PM, Maria McKinley < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Did anyone make it to this? How was it? What was it like? I couldn't >>>>>> make it, but it sounded really interesting. >>>>>> >>>>>> thanks, >>>>>> Maria >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 11:22 PM, Toby Champion < >>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hey SeaPIG folks, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://www.meetup.com/Mob-Programming-Seattle/events/108149322/ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Join us next Monday (25th) at Solutions IQ's HQ in Redmond! I've >>>>>>> just started up a Meetup group where developers new and old, female and >>>>>>> male, friendly and nice can try out Woody Zuill's "Mob Programming" idea >>>>>>> here in Seattle. Woody coaches a team of developers at Hunter >>>>>>> Industries in >>>>>>> San Diego, where six or seven developers spend their 40 hours each week >>>>>>> in >>>>>>> the same room working at the same computer on the same project. Kinda >>>>>>> like >>>>>>> pairing, but with others pitching in. Woody and I organized a three-hour >>>>>>> session at Agile Open Northwest in Portland a few weeks ago, and we had >>>>>>> just the funnest time. Three hours of this, randori-style, with the >>>>>>> "mob" >>>>>>> rotating with the navigator and driver. Everyone had fun, learned loads, >>>>>>> and shared their nerdy knowledge with everyone there. People who knew no >>>>>>> Python were coding away creating classes, and people who knew no Emacs >>>>>>> were >>>>>>> typing unreasonable key combinations to make it do amazing things. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> This will be our fourth meeting: we've met at Solutions IQ, Twisted >>>>>>> Pair and most recently at Nordstrom's Innovation Lab (see below) in >>>>>>> downtown Seattle, where we had eight guys working on a toy node.js >>>>>>> browser-based chat app. We choose exercises that'll be fun and help us >>>>>>> learn new stuff. We're beginning to plan things a little ahead: Monday >>>>>>> will >>>>>>> be in Python, and we'll probably work on a Qt/PyQt application. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> WE WANT MORE WOMEN AT THIS GROUP! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> See here for more: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://www.meetup.com/Mob-Programming-Seattle/messages/boards/thread/32645102 >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Maria Mckinley >>>>>> Programmer and System Administrator >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Matthew Woodward >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://blog.mattwoodward.com >>>>> identi.ca / Twitter: @mpwoodward >>>>> >>>>> Please do not send me proprietary file formats such as Word, >>>>> PowerPoint, etc. as attachments. >>>>> http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> > > > -- > Maria Mckinley > Programmer and System Administrator > -- - Empower<http://aimlessplanet.blogspot.com/2012/07/empower-child-through-education-support.html>a child through Education. 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