The Mob Mentality Show

Ensemble Testing with Lisa Crispin

Join a fun and insightful conversation that Chris and Austin have with Lisa Crispin on ensemble testing, mob testing, ensemble/mob programming, and agile testing. In addition to sharing success stories, we discuss challenges to collaboration and experiments to run to try to overcome it.Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/FIQcq5l1LHA 

Second Order Effects

Chris and Austin discuss second order effects in systems thinking and the dramatic impact it has on product development and mob programming. Every person in a system who makes a decision has a desired positive effect. However, what are the side effects of that effect and what are the side effects of the side effects? Are they negative or positive? Experiences and suggestions are shared in regards to the second order effects of "efficient" code reviews, sprints, metrics, estimates, working solo, etc.
Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/AmoeA_Hz5Rg 

Mob Programming Domain Driven Design with Julie Lerman

Chris and Austin have an engaging discussion on all things Domain Driven Design (DDD) and Mob Programming with Pluralsight author Julie Lerman (https://twitter.com/julielerman). Topics include mob programming DDD, DDD collaboration, and mob programming legacy code.
Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/k59-OS5OqHg 

Mob Programming at Scale with Andy Graham and Sean Cowan

Chris and Austin discussed mob programming at scale, agile, extreme programming, and "eye-opening experiences" with Andy Graham (https://twitter.com/virtualmackem) and Sean Cowan (https://twitter.com/stcowan).Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/El47KJiGnSU 

"My Turn is for Learning" Mob Programming Pattern

Chris and Austin share how they have used the "My Turn is for Learning" mob programming pattern to not only make progress and deliver valuable work but also help someone learn who is new to the team/code/domain. 
Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/Pt35EGfnugk 

MobRetreat with Bob Allen and Dimitry Polivaev

Chris and Austin have an exciting conversation about the past, present, and future of "MobRetreats" with Bob Allen (https://twitter.com/CuriousAgilist) and Dimitry Polivaev (https://twitter.com/dimitrypolivaev). We cover how MobRetreats came to be, what MobRetreats are, the "Global Day Of MobRetreat" event on 7/18, and the Global Liquid Mob event.
Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/Oq2Kb09o38I https://mobretreat.org/https://global-liquid-mob.github.io/ 

Team Oriented Development with Florian Schneider and John Fletcher

Chris and Austin have a good time discussing with Florian Schneider (https://twitter.com/f2_107) and John Fletcher (https://twitter.com/fletchgqc) on Team Oriented Development, Pair/Mob Programming, Parallel Programming, and Chaos Engineering (Tech & Teams). Listen in and then come join the conversation! Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/WC4jznbggD8 

Mob Programming at a Startup with Mike LaRocca

Think mob programming and craftsmanship at a startup is a walking contradiction? Think again! Check out Chris and Austin's discussion with Mike LaRocca where they discover insights on mob programming at a startup, balancing individual & group time, and remote mob programming tools.Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/6w8lu3OgW7Y

How Do Bad Practices Leave the System?

Often the focus with organizational change is how to get teams to experiment with and adopt new practices. However, last week's well-motivated working agreement can become this month's bureaucracy that is weighing down the system. Does your org/team have a way to identify failed experiments? Does it have a way to stop them before the disease spreads? Tune in to hear Chris and Austin share their experiences with getting bad practices to leave the system.
Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/i7OxfukholY 

Mob Programming Embedded Systems with David Bishop

Chris and Austin chat with David Bishop (https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidbishop/) about mob programming embedded systems, his Metagility framework, and agile in embedded systems development.
Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/fiLR36Y67rM