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Pair programming just seems creepy. I can't even read when someone is looking over my shoulder. You might as well be sticking your finger in my face just far en

Pair programming just seems creepy. I can't even read when someone is looking over my shoulder. You might as well be sticking your finger in my face just far enough away so we're not touching. "Two sets of eyes are better than one," may work in the field when you're on stake out looking for the enemy, but in programming I don't really see how that translates. Aren't bugs caught in the code-review process? Eliminating bugs up front is like asking human beings to be perfect. In other words, good luck with that.

rue 16y ago
Maybe you should try it with someone you get along with well first?
- JoeAltmaier 16y ago
  You are lucky to find that person once or twice in a career. Its like video gaming - either you can run circles around them, or they around you. Its really rare to find a good match. Now compare with programming - its wellknown that skills in this arena range from 1 to 1,000,000. The chances of a good match nearly disappear.
  - rue 16y ago
    I am not sure I understand your argument. I am not talking about a soulmate here, just someone who does not freak the parent out sitting next to them…
    - JoeAltmaier 16y ago
      I don't mean a soulmate either; just somebody who is not way ahead or way behind me. Either way, its wasting somebody's time for no benefit. Worse, the 'ahead' guy is stuck explaining why no, its not a bug, you just don't get the design pattern yet. Unless the skill level/experience of the two match pretty darn well, its a dead loss in productivity.
ams6110 16y ago
I'm unable to pair program. I've tried it, and quit where I was working as a result of their adoption of pair programming. The best way I can describe it is that my "personal zone" for people not in my immediate family is about arms-length. If you're close enough to touch me, I'm uncomfortable. If we're sitting shoulder to shoulder at a keyboard, I'm so uncomfortable that I can't work.
- joevandyk 16y ago
  Get two keyboards then.
  - naz 16y ago
    Or therapy

rue 16y ago

Maybe you should try it with someone you get along with well first?

JoeAltmaier 16y ago
You are lucky to find that person once or twice in a career. Its like video gaming - either you can run circles around them, or they around you. Its really rare to find a good match. Now compare with programming - its wellknown that skills in this arena range from 1 to 1,000,000. The chances of a good match nearly disappear.
- rue 16y ago
  I am not sure I understand your argument. I am not talking about a soulmate here, just someone who does not freak the parent out sitting next to them…
  - JoeAltmaier 16y ago
    I don't mean a soulmate either; just somebody who is not way ahead or way behind me. Either way, its wasting somebody's time for no benefit. Worse, the 'ahead' guy is stuck explaining why no, its not a bug, you just don't get the design pattern yet. Unless the skill level/experience of the two match pretty darn well, its a dead loss in productivity.

ams6110 16y ago

I'm unable to pair program. I've tried it, and quit where I was working as a result of their adoption of pair programming. The best way I can describe it is that my "personal zone" for people not in my immediate family is about arms-length. If you're close enough to touch me, I'm uncomfortable. If we're sitting shoulder to shoulder at a keyboard, I'm so uncomfortable that I can't work.

joevandyk 16y ago
Get two keyboards then.
- naz 16y ago
  Or therapy