Chris Lucian and Austin Chadwick discuss all things agile and product development from a mob programming perspective.
In this eye-opening episode of the Mob Mentality Show, we sit down with software engineer and consultant William Bernting to explore a radical approach to hiring, teamwork, and technical leadership.
William walks us through his real-world experience with mob programming interviewsāa collaborative hiring process where candidates join the team in an ensemble coding session, not a contrived solo coder test. He shares the surprising be...
In this episode of the Mob Mentality Show, we sit down with Taimoor ImtiazāCTO at a fast-moving, bootstrapped startupāfor a raw, insightful dive into how his small dev team applied mob programming, trunk-based development, and GitHub Flow to accelerate delivery without sacrificing code quality. Taimoor shares the journey of how his team transitioned from traditional PR-based workflows to real-time collaboration in mobs. Along the ...
šĀ How does Mob Programming really work in the college classroom? In this episode of the Mob Mentality Show, we reconnect with Professor Ben Kovitz to explore the raw lessons, surprising wins, and tough challenges from a full semester of mob programming in a college software design course. Ben shares what happened when he replaced traditional lectures with real-world collaboration. The results? Students developed practical coding ...
š² In this episode of the Mob Mentality Show, we dive into a unique and game-changing (literally) approach to learning Test-Driven Development (TDD) with Ted M. Young (JitterTed), John Wilson, and Janis Kampe.
Discover the origin story of the TDD board game that started as a simple teaching aid and evolved into a powerful learning experience for developers, teams, and even product managers. Hear how this game went from casual pub n...
šØāš» Legacy code isnāt just old untested codeāitās a symptom of deeper problems in your organization. In this no-fluff episode of the Mob Mentality Show, weāre joined by Agile and technical coach Wouter Lagerweij to break down why legacy issues persist and how shared responsibility between product and engineering is the key to meaningful change. šÆ What we cover in this episode: - Why legacy systems are just as much about organiz...
šļø What happens when software engineers and leaders donāt speak the same language? How do context-free Agile practices and technical dogma lead teams astray? And how do we create engineering cultures that deliver real business value without burning out?
In this Mob Mentality Show episode, we sit down with Kyle Rowlandāleadership and software consultant, 20-year software engineering veteran, and author of Powerful Profitable Softwa...
What if your beliefsāabout work, people, or even yourselfāare quietly holding you back? In this episode of The Mob Mentality Show, we sit down with visual thinker, author, and accidental Mob Programming anthropologist Dave Gray to unpack the power of belief, clarity, and collaboration in tech and beyond.
Dave Gray is known for Liminal Thinkingāa book about understanding the invisible beliefs that shape behavior and systems. But did...
In this thought-provoking episode, we sit down with Tobias Mayerāauthor, coach, and longtime voice in the Agile worldāto explore the journey from his early discovery of XP (Extreme Programming) in 1997 all the way to todayās debate around the death of Scrum.
Tobias shares his personal transformation from developer to Scrum Master, his resistance to early XP, and how he learned great practices from developers he managed. We unpack h...
šļø In this episode of The Mob Mentality Show, weāre joined by Professor Ben Kovitzāa former software developer with 15 years of industry experience who went on to earn a PhD and is now teaching Computer Science at Cal Poly Humboldt. Prof Ben flips the script and brings his own real-world mob programming questionsāchallenges heās faced while mobbing live with college students in the classroom.
This is not theory. These are hard-won...
š Welcome to another episode of the Mob Mentality Show, where we explore the intersection of software development, leadership, and real-world lessonsāfrom the unexpected to the game-changing. This time, we're talking Coaching Creditsāas seen in the addictive mobile football game Retro Bowlāand how they map directly to trust, influence, and leadership in software teams.
šļø What are Coaching Credits? In Retro Bowl, Coaching Credits...
šļøĀ Ever faced a product vision so massive it felt impossible to start? In this Mob Mentality Show episode, we tackle the art and science of Story Splitting ā breaking down huge dreams into small, deliverable slices without losing momentum or clarity.
We explore real-world strategies, including:
Asking the hard questions like Do we really need to release everything at once?
Using SPIDR (Spike, Path, Interface, Data, Rules) ...
šļø Whatās really happening inside your engineering org? In this episode of the Mob Mentality Show, we sit down with Philip Borlin, Director of Engineering and advocate for lean thinking, mobbing, and team capability building, to uncover how Gemba Walks, smaller batch sizes, and healthy team nudges reveal the actual state of your tech organizationānot just what reports say.
We explore how leaders can stop flying blind and start lea...
What if your team didnāt need branches at all? š„ In this episode of The Mob Mentality Show, we sit down with Ron Cohen, CTO and co-founder of Bucket, to unpack the real story behind Trunk Based Development (TBD) and the practical use of Feature Flags.
Ron stirred the pot online by challenging common assumptions around TBD ā and now heās here to clear the air.
We talk about:
What Trunk Based Development really means (Hint: It...
What happens when a college software design course ditches traditional lectures and embraces Mob Programming?
In this episode of the Mob Mentality Show, we sit down with Ben Kovitz, a former software developer turned professor at Cal Poly Humboldt, to explore his innovative approach to teaching software design through mobbing.
Topics Covered:ā From Industry to Academia: Why Ben left software development to become a professor and h...
š„ How do you actually build great software developers? How do you debug like a pro? And what happens when XP (Extreme Programming) makes a comeback after the Scrum backlash?
Join us as Garrick Westāa seasoned XP practitioner, Agile coach, and software craftsmanship advocateādives into: ā Building Agile Software Developers: From XP mentorship to industry-academia collaboration ā The Best Debugging Strategies: Unpacking The Debuggin...
š How do Game Jams accelerate learning? Can mobbing make game development more effective? In this episode of the Mob Mentality Show, we dive deep into Game Jams, Mobbing, and Game Dev Collaboration with James Herrāa full-stack developer, game dev enthusiast, and published game creator on Steam.
š® What You'll Learn in This Episode:š¹ What Are Game Jams and why theyāre a must-try for devs? š¹ The tech stacks and tools commonly use...
š Why is there so much confusion around Test-Driven Development (TDD) and Automated Testing? Why do many developers struggle with testing, and what are they getting wrong? In this episode of the Mob Mentality Show, we sit down with Jason Swettāauthor, speaker, and a go-to expert on Rails testingāto unpack the most common misconceptions, challenges, and best practices in modern software testing.
š Topics We Cover: ā Why Jason Swet...
How often should Agile teams reflect and adjust? Is your team on a road with switchbacks but they are not turning the wheel? In this episode of The Mob Mentality Show, we take a deep dive into Agile Principle #12, which states:
"At regular intervals, the team reflects on how to become more effective, then tunes and adjusts its behavior accordingly."
From a Mob Programming perspective, we explore what "tuning and adjusting" really l...
How do you balance small, iterative progress with the vast unknowns of research and development (R&D)? Can test-driven development (TDD) literally or "in spirit" still provide value when you're navigating uncharted territory? In this episode of the Mob Mentality Show, we dive deep into the intersection of R&D Mobbing and software development, exploring real-world scenarios, strategies, and challenges teams face when innovat...
Is the ultimate Domain-Driven Design (DDD) dream having a domain expert fully embedded in a Mob? Or does it come with hidden trade-offs? In this thought-provoking episode of the Mob Mentality Show, we explore the benefits, challenges, and real-world experiences of having a domain expert (or product owner) participate full-time in a Mobānot just as a consultant but as an active driver and navigator.
š¹ What We Discuss in This Episod...
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