While there are many claims for the successful use of extreme programming (XP) and agile
modeling (AM), and the proponents can often be vocal in the extreme regarding their …

Recent advances in artificial intelligence have been driven by an exponential growth in
digitised data. Natural language processing, in particular, has been transformed by machine …

The purpose of this dissertation was to explore critical issues and challenges that might
arise in agile software development processes with Scrum. It also sought to provide …

Large language models, such as OpenAI's codex and Deepmind's AlphaCode, can
generate code to solve a variety of problems expressed in natural language. This …

Self-organizing teams have been recognized and studied in various forms-as autonomous
groups in socio-technical systems, enablers of organizational theories, agents of knowledge …

The software industry has practiced pair programming (two programmers working side by
side at one computer on the same problem) with great success for years, but people who …

Achieving effective inter-team coordination is one of the most pressing challenges in large-
scale software development. Hybrid approaches of traditional and agile development …

Pair programming improves student retention, confidence, and program quality Page 1 90
August 2006/Vol. 49, No. 8 COMMUNICATIONS OF THE ACM In recent years, the growth of …

Pair-programming has been found to be very beneficial in educational settings. Students
who pair in their introductory programming course are more confident, have greater course …

Students approach the study of computing in Higher Education in increasing numbers from
an increasingly wide variety of backgrounds. In most degree level courses one of the first …