The Art of Pair Programming with Todd Merritt

The Art of Pair Programming -

With the assumption that coding is social, let’s review various pair programming styles so that we can identify when it is best to utilize this approach. This talk starts with an overview of pair programming and why you should consider adding this skill to your tool belt. Next, we will discuss various styles of pairing so that we can see how they can be effectively used during development. Finally, we will discuss a hybrid approach to pair programming that pulls together the best parts of each pairing style to form what I call asynchronous pair programming.

Speaker: Todd Merritt - Senior Software Engineer

Todd is a software engineer based out of Nashville, TN that focuses primarily on .NET and other Microsoft technologies. Over the past 17 years Todd has worked with companies that range in size from small startups to large scale fortune 500 companies. Todd has worked across many industries including healthcare, insurance, business services, lead generation, and internet marketing. Areas of expertise include web-based applications, database development, and the ability to translate business speak to geek.

The Nashville .NET User Group meets every second Thursday of the month at Vaco in Maryland Farms (Brentwood, TN).

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Agenda

• Vaco opens the meeting space shortly after 5pm so feel free to arrive early

• 5:30pm - Food arrives (first come, first serve)

• 6:00pm - Presentation begins

• 7:00pm - 7:30pm - Presentation ends, share job opportunities and candidates

• 7:30pm - Networking and socializing opportunity!