Swarm or pair?

Comparing Participants’ Brainwaves During Solo, Pair, and Mob Programming

“…Other software engineers (navigators) audit the code and ensure that the driver's work is free from logical or syntactical errors. Mob programming sessions aim to complete specific programming improvement assignments while working together with the client [7]. Advantages include an organized cycle for utilizing distributed information and a greater code fulfillment due to the inherent sharing of information and experience among the participants [8].…”

Work in Progress: Engineering together - Applying remote collaborative technology to an in-person undergraduate engineering course

“…Implementation in programming and computer science courses showed improved learning outcomes via improved assignments and final exam grades [26], [27], coding quality and achievement [28], and increased student attendance [29]. Recent development of team /mobprogramming expands the interaction to three to four students with single driver and multiple navigator roles [30], [31]. To simplify definitions, pair, mob, and team programming are blanketed under team-programming.…”

Mob Programming for writing code with high complexity and remote work

“…4. The partner, who does not own the keyboard, contributes with good ideas [Williams and Kessler (2003)] this helps to maintain discipline and concentration in productive activities [Kattan (2018c)].…”