Interesting take and theory about pair and mob programming. Indeed finding the right path to optimize a piece of code is likely harder in such setups.

Since I've seen this argument floating around more than once, it's nice to have a properly done rebuttal of it. This is nicely done, listing the own bias of the author, still in the end that shows the logical flaw of the argument.

Interesting interview which explores quite a bit mob programming, where it's coming from, why Woody Zuill pushed for it, how it is done, etc. I didn't expect his opinion on why he thinks the name being controversial actually helped spark the conversation around the practice... Very inspiring how he practiced for years to feel comfortable being on stage. I also love at how humble this person is through and through.

Interesting musing on the skills required, why it's actually hard to apply them... clearly it's because you never find a real place to learn them so that ends up being on the job.

Interesting use of mob/ensemble programming to tackle technical debt on projects.

Interesting coaching approach for teams. It's indeed hard to get teams to stick to some of the difficult development practices... By mixing several approaches, this looks like she's onto something here.