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It is for show, real work still gets done by solitary programmers. Some people may have the capacity for pair programming but I doubt that it is sustainable. T
by xbma 7y ago
It is for show, real work still gets done by solitary programmers.
Some people may have the capacity for pair programming but I doubt that it is sustainable. The conclusion of the famous Steele/Stallman session is this:
"My first thought afterward was: it was a great experience, very intense, and that I never wanted to do it again in my life."
- teucris 7y agoThe only excellent, productive teams I’ve ever worked with wrote software as a team. Not pair programming or mobbing, but a group discussing the plan and codebase constantly in person or over chat, reviewing eachother’s PRs, occasionally meeting to hash out a sticky architecture point. Yes, they then went to their desks, alone, and coded it all up. And yes, they all had the skills to actually put ideas into code. But to say the real work only gets done in isolation ignores the majority of the amazing collaborative work that makes great software.