Mob rotations
For 9+ engineers, switch to '3 per team' instead of pairs to create mob groups of three. Run again next week to rotate.
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Pair programming rotation generator
Mix up who pairs with whom. Drop your engineers' names, generate pairs in seconds, paste into the sprint kickoff.
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When to use this
Engineering teams that practise pair or mob programming and want to break the habit of always-the-same pairs. Use weekly or per-story.
Step by step
- 1
Paste team
GitHub handles, names, anything readable.
- 2
Generate pairs
Or set 3-per-team for mobs.
- 3
Drop into Slack
Use the copy button.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Can it avoid pairing the same junior with the same senior?
Re-roll — randomness handles this in practice.
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