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Egoless Programming

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Pair programming is said to reflect Weinberg's (1971) idea of egoless programming. What does this mean?

Programmers must work anonymously without their names attached to any code

Programmers are not allowed to take pride in their work

The software is owned by the team as a whole and individuals are not held responsible for problems with the code — the team has collective responsibility for resolving problems

Egoless programming means programmers must agree with all decisions made by the project manager

Correct Answer

The software is owned by the team as a whole and individuals are not held responsible for problems with the code — the team has collective responsibility for resolving problems

Explanation

Egoless programming (Weinberg, 1971) means the software is owned by the team as a whole and individuals are not held responsible for problems with the code. Instead, the team has collective responsibility for resolving these problems. Pair programming supports this idea.

Reference

Software Engineering, Ian Sommerville, 9th edition

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