Party in the terminal
Sometimes (most times, actually) it’s nice to have someone to work with, to air thoughts and discuss problems and possible solutions.
There are various solutions available that solve different parts of the problem. You’ve encountered Zoom for video conferencing. While Zoom supports sharing the screen, it needs a complement sometimes.
One such complement is tmate. This is available as the command tmate
on KTH systems (e.g. student-shell). When you start tmate, it opens a
terminal session that others can join, giving you the possibility to work in
a group in the same terminal. For instance, when you ask for help during the
remote lab sessions, tmate might be useful.
Some useful tools
Video chat:
Asynchronous chat:
Terminal sharing and pair programming:
Explore some of these tools to get a feel for what they can do and which you like the most.
Pair programming
You should read two articles:
- Strengthening the Case for Pair Programming (just signup if you don’t have a FeedbackFruits account already)
- The Costs and Benefits of Pair Programming
The first is from an academic magazine (lighter to digest) and the second is a scientific article (“has a bit more fibre” and requires the first for background details).
You can also see this guide for more practical suggestions on pair programming.
Assignment
Set up a remote pair-programming environment with someone. (There’s nothing to hand in, just take the opportunity to explore this now while you have the chance.)