Growing the Mob and Lessons from 300+ Videos on Mob Programming

Описание: This special episode of The Mob Mentality Show is a cross-post from Tuple’s podcast/videocast Distributed, where Chris and Austin join host Jack Hannah for an in-depth conversation about mob programming, agile leadership, and the evolving role of AI in software development.

Originally recorded for Distributed, this discussion brings a fresh outside perspective to topics Chris and Austin have explored in over 300 episodes of The Mob Mentality Show—but here, they dive even deeper into the origins of mob programming, how it spread across the organization, and what it takes to protect team culture while scaling.

Listeners will hear stories about early experiments—like rearranging office spaces to make pairing/mobbing possible—navigating challenging product owner relationships, and using “cellular division” to grow teams without losing their collaborative spirit. The conversation also covers AI in social coding, from generating code in domain-specific languages to treating AI as another member of the mob, plus honest thoughts on whether AI could ever replace pair or mob programming.

Key Topics in This Cross-Post Episode:
How one team’s mob programming experiment became an org-wide practice
Lessons from creating and sustaining 300+ agile/XP episodes
Office and workflow changes that enable collaboration at scale
Maintaining team culture through growth and change
Where AI fits (and doesn’t) in mob and pair programming
Practical advice for teams without internal XP mentors
The future of AI in collaborative software development

If you’re interested in agile leadership, developer experience, extreme programming, or the human side of software engineering, you’ll get proven strategies you can apply immediately—plus inspiration from seeing how practices spread beyond their starting point.

Podcast Episode…
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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3E4u...
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References…
Original Episode on The Distributed YouTube Channel:    • Lessons from 300+ videos on mob programmin...  
Tuple: https://tuple.app
Distributed Podcast: http://distributed.fm
Jack Hannah:   / jack-hannah  
Chris Lucian on Growing the Mob: https://www.agilealliance.org/wp-cont...
Human & AI Collaboration in Mob Programming with Aaron Griffith and Parker Barrett:    • Human & AI Collaboration in Mob Programmin...  

Thanks to G-SLiK (  / g-slik  ) for the intro and outro music.

Chris Lucian and Austin Chadwick discuss all things #agile and product development from a #MobProgramming perspective.

Chris Lucian is the Director of Software Development at Hunter Industries and a founder of mob programming. https://www.chrislucian.com/p/chris-l...

Austin Chadwick is a Mob Programmer at Hunter Industries and is a passionate agilist and craftsman with experience in several roles (e.g. coach, developer, tester, scrum master, business analyst).   / austin-chadwick-3a58151a4  

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All statements and opinions expressed by Chris and Austin are solely their own and do not represent the views of any company. Chris and Austin are just sharing and not recommending ( https://justsharing.dev/ ).