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Enhancing Programming Pair Workshops: The Case of Teacher Pre-Prompting
Johan Petersson
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.20299 https://arxi…

Enhancing Programming Pair Workshops: The Case of Teacher Pre-Prompting
This paper explores the pedagogical potential of "teacher pre-prompting" as a means of guiding student collaboration in programming education. In particular, we investigate how brief teacher-initiated questions posed before students engage in pair programming workshops can help shape problem interpretation and division of labor. Based on qualitative analysis of video data from a university course in systems development, we identify five distinct pre-prompting patterns. Our findings suggest that…

Integrating Pair Programming as a Work Practice
Nina Haugland Andersen, Anastasiia Tkalich, Nils Brede Moe, Darja Smite, Asgaut Mj{\o}lne S\"oderbom, Ola Hast, Viktoria Stray
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.19511

Integrating Pair Programming as a Work Practice
Context: Pair programming (PP) is more relevant than ever. As modern systems grow in complexity, knowledge sharing and collaboration across teams have become essential. However, despite well-documented benefits of PP, its adoption remains inconsistent across software teams. Objective: This study aims to understand the factors that facilitate or hinder team members' adoption as well as lasting engagement in PP. Method: We have conducted an exploratory single-case study in a mature agile company …

From Developer Pairs to AI Copilots: A Comparative Study on Knowledge Transfer
Alisa Welter, Niklas Schneider, Tobias Dick, Kallistos Weis, Christof Tinnes, Marvin Wyrich, Sven Apel
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.04785

From Developer Pairs to AI Copilots: A Comparative Study on Knowledge Transfer
Knowledge transfer is fundamental to human collaboration and is therefore common in software engineering. Pair programming is a prominent instance. With the rise of AI coding assistants, developers now not only work with human partners but also, as some claim, with AI pair programmers. Although studies confirm knowledge transfer during human pair programming, its effectiveness with AI coding assistants remains uncertain. To analyze knowledge transfer in both human-human and human-AI settings, w…