Have you collaborated on an Access database with others?

I’d like to do more of this personally. I think sharing experiences of coding with others in terms of pair or mob programming would be fun, informative, and helpful for all involved.

Pair or Mob programming consists of two [the pair] (or more [the mob]) people coding together on one computer / screen / keyboard collaborating while trading off seats at the computer. One drives for a bit, then another, rotating through the group.

I have done this to a degree when presenting issues to a group on a Zoom call and looking and playing with the code together.

It takes a lot of focus and has been pretty productive.

I’m wondering if folks who manage a number of Access developers in one business ever assign multiple developers to work on the same project at the same time, together. Or have considered it, and if so, what were your experiences.

I think part of what I am trying to do is to be a coach… That’s good and helpful, but the pair or mob needs to have all hands on deck and all working on the problem simultaneously.

This is a real practice out there, often found in XP, or Extreme Programming cultures. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extreme_programming

This goes hand in hand with other practices I’m working to build in my own programming life, like test driven development and using more object oriented programming design patterns.

Anyway, if you’ve ever heard of this before, or are interested in giving it a try, let me know. I am definitely interested in playing around in this arena.