The Impact of Using Pair Programming on System Evolution: A Simulation-Based Study

20th IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance (ICSM'04) pp. 422-426
The Impact of Using Pair Programming on System Evolution: A Simulation-Based Study
Paul Wernick, University of Hertfordshire
Tracy Hall, University of Hertfordshire

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DOI Bookmark: http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/ICSM.2004.1357828
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Abstract
In this paper we investigate the impact of pair programming on the long term evolution of software systems. We use system dynamics to build simulation models which predict the trend in system growth with and without pair programming. Initial results suggest that the extra effort needed for two people to code together may generate sufficient benefit to justify pair programming.
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Index Terms- software evolution, simulation, system dynamics, software process, agile, pair programming Citation: Paul Wernick, Tracy Hall, "The Impact of Using Pair Programming on System Evolution: A Simulation-Based Study," icsm, pp. 422-426, 20th IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance (ICSM'04), 2004

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