Human & AI Collaboration in Mob Programming with Aaron Griffith and Parker Barrett

2025-01-28

Explore the exciting intersection of human collaboration and artificial intelligence (AI) in software development with this insightful episode of the Mob Mentality Show. Recorded for the 2024 UACon Winter: The Future of Product Development Summit on December 10, 2024, Aaron Griffith and Parker Barrett joins Austin to dive deep into how Mob Programming and AI are reshaping the way we build and test software. This episode is packed with practical insights, real-world examples, and actionable strategies for leveraging AI with a mob programming...

Explore the exciting intersection of human collaboration and artificial intelligence (AI) in software development with this insightful episode of the Mob Mentality Show. Recorded for the 2024 UACon Winter: The Future of Product Development Summit on December 10, 2024, Aaron Griffith and Parker Barrett joins Austin to dive deep into how Mob Programming and AI are reshaping the way we build and test software.

This episode is packed with practical insights, real-world examples, and actionable strategies for leveraging AI with a mob programming style. Whether you’re an AI enthusiast, a software developer, or just curious about the future of collaboration, this session has something for you.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:
🔹 What is Mob Programming?
🔹 The Origin Story of Mobbing with AI – Discover how our human teams began mobbing with AI tools like ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot to enhance software development processes.
🔹 AI-Driven Test Development in a Mob – See how AI can streamline test-driven development (TDD) workflows, making testing faster and more effective.
🔹 Testing with AI to Find ZOMBIES Test Cases (Zero, One, Many, Boundaries, Interface, Exceptional, Simplicity) – Learn how AI tools help identify missing test scenarios and code improvements.
🔹 AI Limitations and Warnings – Understand the ethical, technical, and operational challenges when incorporating AI into your workflows.
🔹 AI Mobbing Demo Highlights:

AI-generated Flutter app complete with unit tests.
AI-driven identification of ZOMBIES.
Automated Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines powered by AI.

Why This Episode Matters:
As AI tools continue to evolve, understanding how they integrate with collaborative programming methods like Mob Programming and Extreme Programming (XP) is critical for staying innovative in the fast-paced world of software development. In this session, we not only discuss the benefits of AI but also provide a realistic view of its limitations and how to navigate them.

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