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Crossover with Mob Mentailty Part 2

The Pragmatic Embedded Podcast · 21 Oct 2025 · 46m

What this episode covers

Austin Chadwick and Chris Lucian, hosts of the Mob Mentality podcast, explain how mob programming applies to embedded systems by involving firmware and hardware engineers in collaborative coding sessions. They argue that mobbing reduces the feedback loop from days to minutes, addressing the 'local vs global efficiency' objection by prioritizing continuous delivery and high-quality code over short-term solo productivity. The guests detail how they sell this approach to management through trust built by frequent production releases, dynamic team composition, and automated testing infrastructure that bridges waterfall hardware gates with agile software delivery.

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Mob Mentality, Kent Beck, Amy Edmondson, Joe Justice

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