Re: Any advice on remote pairing?

I have never seen Screenhero be flaky. It's been consistently the best tool
for me for remote pairing (which I've been doing for a long time now). This
would include newbies to seniors IME.

@robpark

On Sun, Oct 9, 2016 at 6:47 PM Steve Smith [email protected]
[extremeprogramming] <[email protected]> wrote:

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> Hi Milton,
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> Zoom.us is free for 1:1 meetings, or for more people for 40-minute blocks
> at a time. It works well most of the time.
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> ScreenHero is a bit flaky but is free (if you can get an invite), and is
> nice for pairing because it allows both users' mice to be visible and
> functional at the same time on the shared screen. It doesn't support webcam
> sharing, though.
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> Earlier this year I recorded a Pluralsight course on pair programming,
> which includes tips for making it work remotely as well as in person, here:
> https://www.pluralsight.com/courses/pair-programming
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> Thanks,
> Steve
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> On Wed, Oct 5, 2016 at 4:06 PM, [email protected]
> [extremeprogramming] <[email protected]> wrote:
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> I'm organizing a team that works remotely, who are new to XP. I'm new to
> XP -- a recent convert and true believer in the team approach to
> development. I even know how to organize the tasks around the use stories
> and task cards using a storyboard. Agile is great!
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> I just wonder if a video request by me will work if the users have low
> bandwidth. Any tips to encourage them to be sure they 'see' each other for
> at least 15 minutes a day and to work together.
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> Also, any tips of collaborative software. I'm starting with Asana and
> we'll be using Skype. If anything, I can certainly get them on the screen
> -- but me as project manager might be overkill if done every day. I plan to
> meet them remotely at least once a week and at most 2 time, with getting
> daily standup email updates from them.
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> Thanks ahead of time. I'm also new to this group.
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> Steve Smith
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