A Study on Pair-Programming and Early Testing Skills of Students

Pair programming is a methodology in which two people work together and periodically switch between the roles of driver and navigator. Instead of partitioning a task into a number of activities, here each member performs a different activity alone; in pair work both partners perform each activity together. Pair programming concepts have been introduced in the classroom and students’ reaction to the same has been presented. Further, this paper presents the results of a study conducted to assess the pair programmers’ as well as individual programmers’ ability and eagerness to begin with early testing while writing programs or developing semester projects.