The Mob Mentality Show

A Mob Programming Journey from a Product Manager’s Perspective with Scott Fulton

When a software dev team in the UK Police Force wanted to experiment with Pair and Mob Programming, what did it look like from the Product Manager’s perspective? Did the Product Manager see a difference in quality and delivery? How was the team trusted and protected? What was the impact of Agile thinking and Agile transformation?
Join Chris and Austin as they hear Scott Fulton tell his story of a "A Mob Programming Journey from a Product Manager’s Perspective." 
Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/YCufE_nf87M 

Does Mob Programming Replace Scrum? with Todd Miller and Ryan Ripley

If one's continuous improvement cycle leads to an adoption of Mob Programming, does Scrum largely disappear?Is it a paradigm shift where one set of principles and practices is completely changed out for a new one? Or, do the same principles and practices merely show up differently? Or something in-between?
Join Chris, Austin, Ryan Ripley, and Todd Miller as they share and discuss their take on "Does Mob Programming Replace Scrum?" In addition they talk about mob programming vs. code review, continuous improvement, and pair/mob programming being exhausting vs. sustainable.
Video and Show Notes: https://youtu.be/JdpS3kXWZNI   

Mobile Game Dev: Mobbing, TDD, DevOps, and Agile with Roni Jokinen

In the mobile game development world, what does Mob Programming and TDD look like? How does an Agile mindset and DevOps thinking apply in this space? 
Join Chris and Austin as they explore with Roni Jokinen the similarities and differences of Mobbing, TDD, DevOps, and Agile in mobile game dev vs. enterprise software development. 
Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/tWc0EwMhTzc 

Mob Not Programming with Scott Showalter

You may have heard of Mob Programming. But have you heard of Mob NOT Programming?
Join Chris and Austin and they hear Scott Showalter share his story about mob programming for non-code related work. In addition, Scott shares some inspiring thoughts on growing agilists, coaching coaches, and developing team trust.
Video and Show Notes: https://youtu.be/TYbap36WGKk 

Community and Amplifying the Unheard Voice with Joel Norman

What voices are heard the most in your tech community? What voices get the most platform time? What voices get the most attention?The seasoned and established? Or the new and growing?
Join Chris and Austin as they hear from Joel Norman the inspiring origin story of the Canton Coders meetup, a community founded on helping new and growing developers of all stripes. Come hear what it is like to be part of a community that favors the coder over the employer. Come hear about a meetup that helps devs of all kinds learn via warm and welcoming mob programming. Come hear about a community that really cares and helps people find good healthy jobs. Lastly, come hear Joel's elevator pitch for Mob Programming's ROI.
Video and Show Notes: https://youtu.be/UAi3EgcQkvY 

Inclusive Mob Programming on Cucumber’s Open Source with Matt Wynne

Think that pull requests (PRs) are the only way to do open source? Think again!Join Chris, Austin, and Matt Wynne as they not only discuss Mob Programming on Cucumber’s Open Source but also how to do so in a way that strives for inclusivity and vulnerability. Lastly, Matt shares about the synergy between BDD/Cucumber, ensemble programming, and quality.Video and Show Notes: https://youtu.be/sERkkWQpZ4Q 

Career Launching Bootcamps via Mob Programming with Oscar Strömsäter, Marcus Hammarberg, and Ossian Nörthen

If you could hand craft an ideal way to launch someone's career in tech and software development, what would it be? What would be the overall goal and how would you achieve it?
How would they learn not only full stack coding skills, but also interpersonal skills? How would they learn to overcome not only technical challenges, but team challenges? How would they land their first job?
Join Chris and Austin as they discuss "Career Launching Bootcamps via Mob Programming" with Oscar Strömsäter, Marcus Hammarberg, and Ossian Nörthen. In this episode, we hear how a mix of mob programming and solo programming is used in their bootcamps to raise up and place the next generation of excellent software developers in their first job. We hear not only what their bootcamps are like from the outside, but also from the inside, that is, from the perspective of someone going through the program. Lastly, we hear how these bootcamp teams overcome hardship together and end up loving their team.
Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/lFnMWN7XBks 

Stop Doing SAD DevOps with Bryan Finster

Your experience of "DevOps" got you feeling down in the dumps? Does your "DevOps" seem like fractal-based development, continuous isolation, continuous deliberation, and eventual delivery? Well, you may be a SAD (Scaled Agile DevOps) practitioner and no wonder you feel like a certified SAD fellow :) Join Chris and Austin as they discuss SAD DevOps with Bryan Finster. They kick off the conversation by exploring the application of Deming quote's "A goal without a method is cruel." Then they jump into SAD DevOps, which naturally leads to an overview of Minimum Viable CD.
Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/UTfdV4CoiCo  

Local Government: Mob Programming to Onboard and Deliver with Husham Mohamed, Balaji Palaniswamy, and Tim Nolan

What terms and phrases come to mind when you think of software development in a government context?
Bureaucracy, process, and silos? Solo work, heavy documentation, and large fixed plans? 
However, who says a government team can't be lean and agile? 
Join Chris and Austin as they discuss with Husham, Balaji, and Tim on how they used Mob Programming to onboard, level up, and deliver value to their local citizens in Texas with high flow efficiency. They not only share about how the difference felt internally after they started ensemble programming, but they also share several exciting software delivery stories (e.g. marks and brands for cattle, vaccine waitlist).
Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/Pz0J_3zSpU4 

Why Hasn‘t Extreme Programming Caught On? with David Bernstein

If Extreme Programming is so great, why hasn't it crossed the chasm? If TDD, refactoring, emergent design, and pairing/mobbing truly solves a whole host of problems in software development, how come more aren't doing it?Join Chris and Austin for a stimulating discussion with David Bernstein on Extreme Programming adoption challenges. In addition, David shares the benefits he has seen with XP and we discuss the relationship between coding and sound thinking.Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/3DkN2mZiz_8