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> Isn't programming more or less a group endeavor now? It is still more solitary than many other jobs. On the other hand, I hate that it becomes more and more
by wolfgke 8y ago
> Isn't programming more or less a group endeavor now?
It is still more solitary than many other jobs.
On the other hand, I hate that it becomes more and more a group endeavor - I would love if it stayed much more solitary as in former days.
- mothsonasloth 8y agoAgreed, Pair Programming is over-hyped as well as this new "mobbing" concept. It affects productivity and makes people who prefer to work by themselves unhappy.
- plausibilities 8y agoPair programming and mobbing are tools which may be appropriate for some situations. Unfortunately when tool use is mandated without applying critical thinking, it often results in a great deal of waste. Mandated collaboration is also very susceptible to abuse as it typically provides an additional layer of obfuscation to shield low performing leechers. High school group projects dialed up to 11.
- tapland 8y agoDoesn't have to be pair programming. Just having two employees next to eachother working on different parts of the same project can make it a social workplace. If you aren't into it the other person will probably get the hint and not talk too much. I guess this is the overtraining hampering growth I've heard about as a kid. Being an olympic level athlete makes a lot of hormones to whack.
- raverbashing 8y agoI don't mind the "group" aspect so much as long as it's supportive, focusing on the team's goals and giving people space/creative freedom/thinking freedom. Now, Pair programming as in "sit next to your colleague for hours per day" is just BS