59. How?
Do…
• Be patient
• Be assertive about being included
• Make an effort to include remote dev
• Take breaks, play ping pong
• Use video (especially at first)
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60. How?
Don’t…
x Exclude remotes from local conversations
x Exclude remotes from meetings
x Be the strong, silent type
x Just walk away
x Lay your headphones on keyboard
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90. “You’re remote pairing today”
1. Find a headset
2. Exchange Skype info and invites
3. Call, preferably with video
4. Talk about RPP experiences
5. Agree on OS, editor, dev setup
6. Choose and try a screen sharing tech
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93. “You’re remote pairing today”
Remote pairing interviews
See previous list, and also:
• Send interviewee a setup email 24
hours before the interview
• Consider browser-based screen
sharing for simplicity (more later)
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94. “You’re remote pairing today”
Remote pairing interviews
Hello Sally --
I'm Joe Moore, software engineer at Pivotal Labs. You and I will be remote
pairing today! Do you mind answering a couple of questions and performing a
little setup?
• What is your Skype ID?
• What operating system are you using? Are you on a
Mac, PC, or Linux machine?
• What is your screen resolution?
If you could, please download and install TeamViewer, which we will likely use
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95. Questions
before we talk about technology?
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97. The Tech
There will be problems
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98. The Tech
Fast high speed Internet,
especially upload bandwidth
from the host
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99. The Tech
Remember wired networks?
They’re fast!
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100. The Tech
VPN:
gateway through firewalls
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101. The Tech: Screen Sharing
Many options depending on
networks speed, firewalls,
ease of use
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102. The Tech: Screen Sharing
Full desktop sharing
or
Terminal based
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103. The Tech
Full Desktop Sharing
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104. The Tech: Screen Sharing
Full Desktop Sharing
Considerations
Cross
Works across Windows, Mac, Linux
Platform?
Some (usually) punch through
No VPN
firewalls, some don’t
In Web Quickest way to get a session
Browser going, but sometimes limiting
2-Way Presentation software only allows
Control the host to control
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105. The Tech: Screen Sharing
Full Desktop Sharing
Cross Platform No VPN In Web Browser 2-Way Control
✓(VNC) X X ✓
✓ X X ✓
X ✓ X ✓
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
✓ ✓ X X
✓ ✓ ✓ X
Joe’s Recommendations
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106. The Tech
Screen Sharing
/System/Library/CoreServices
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107. The Tech: Screen Sharing
o r
f
Full Desktop Sharing
e
s t
2-Way Control
u n
✓
a a
✓
P R
✓
✓
✓
✓
X
X
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108. The Tech: “Screen” Sharing
tmux – shared ssh sessions
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109. The Tech: “Screen” Sharing
tmux – shared ssh sessions
• Fast!
• Good for Vim, Emacs editors
• Popular in Ruby, Scala communities
• Best for low bandwidth connections
• Addictive usage model
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110. The Tech: “Screen” Sharing
tmux cont…
• Requires ssh access, possibly VPN
• Learning curve using tmux commands
• Desktop screen sharing for some activities
• Not for IDEs - iOS, Java, .NET
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