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==History==
The concept was first propounded by [[Gerald M. Weinberg]] in his seminal book of 1971, ''The Psychology of Computer Programming''.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=76dIAAAAMAAJ | title=The Psychology of Computer Programming | publisher=Van Nostrand Reinhold | year=1971 | last=Weinberg | first=Gerald M.| isbn=9780442207649 }}</ref>
 
==Peer reviews of code==
To ensure quality, reviews of code by other programmers are made. The concept of ''egoless programming'' emphasises that such reviews should be made in a friendly, collegial way in which personal feelings are put aside. [[Software walkthrough|Structured walkthrough]]s are one way of making such a formal review.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d7BQAAAAMAAJ | title=Peer Reviews in Software: A Practical Guide | publisher=Addison-Wesley | year=2001 | page=14 | isbn= 978-0-201-73485-0 | last=Wiegers | first=Karl Eugene}}</ref>
 
==Strengths==
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==Weaknesses==
* Projects take a longer time to complete.<ref name="mantei1981">{{cite journal | url=http://sunnyday.mit.edu/16.355/mantei-teams.pdf | title=The Effect of Programming Team Structures on Programming Tasks | last=Mantei | journal=Communications of the ACM |date=March 1981 | volume=24 | issue=3 | pages=106–113 | first=Marilyn | doi=10.1145/358568.358571| s2cid=207907944 }}</ref>
* Projects experience a higher failure rate due to the decentralized nature of and volume of communication between members of the team.<ref name="mantei1981">{{cite journal | url=http://sunnyday.mit.edu/16.355/mantei-teams.pdf | title=The Effect of Programming Team Structures on Programming Tasks | last=Mantei | journal=Communications of the ACM |date=March 1981 | volume=24 | issue=3 | pages=106–113 | first=Marilyn | doi=10.1145/358568.358571| s2cid=207907944 }}</ref>
* Risky shift phenomenon{{snd}} Programmers attempt riskier solutions to solve a software problem.<ref name="mantei1981">{{cite journal | url=http://sunnyday.mit.edu/16.355/mantei-teams.pdf | title=The Effect of Programming Team Structures on Programming Tasks | last=Mantei | journal=Communications of the ACM |date=March 1981 | volume=24 | issue=3 | pages=106–113 | first=Marilyn | doi=10.1145/358568.358571| s2cid=207907944 }}</ref>
* Simple tasks are made more difficult by open communication channels.{{Clarify|date=February 2020}}{{citation needed|date=June 2014}}