Focusmate has nothing to do with pair programming. It's used by people who work remotely and don't have the benefits of working in an open plan environment. Th

Focusmate has nothing to do with pair programming. It's used by people who work remotely and don't have the benefits of working in an open plan environment. The problem lies in how focusmate and pair programming are implemented. Inexperienced dev managers, who have little or none knowledge of XP, use these techniques to micro-manage developers, making their life's miserable.