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An closed office/cubicle is fine for pair programming. You need room for just 2 people, not 20.
by zeemonkee3 10y ago
An closed office/cubicle is fine for pair programming. You need room for just 2 people, not 20.
- BurningFrog 10y agoBut I want to talk to the rest of the team fairly frequently.
- a3n 10y agoI mean this in the nicest possible way ... Are you sure they want to talk to you ... frequently?
- BurningFrog 10y agoI've worked this way for several years, in a few different teams. I guess it sounds weird if you've never done it, but it works really well. Now and then, someone will ask "Hey, does anyone know X?" or something else, and issues will be resolved quickly. One counter intuitive thing that makes this possible is that since you're already engaged in a conversation with your pair, this turns out to not be disruptive.
- home_boi 10y agoi think that type of conversation is better suited for a Slack chat
- prodigal_erik 10y agoTo me, that suggests pairing would prevent me from ever starting to deeply concentrate on a problem.
- albedoa 10y agoUnless you are also switching pairs frequently, then this is not paired programming.
- douche 10y agoThat is what chat is for. Bonus, it works whether you and I are breathing the same oxygen, or if we are on different continents.