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the weirdest thing to me about pivotal is that they require full-time pair programming. how do people survive in that company at all? i can't fathom being yoked
by throwlaplace 7y ago
the weirdest thing to me about pivotal is that they require full-time pair programming. how do people survive in that company at all? i can't fathom being yoked to someone (literally) 40-50 hours a week.
- ycombobreaker 7y agoI think if a dev shop is literally yoking their programming pairs together, they're taking the metaphor a bit too far!
- inferiorhuman 7y agoSo is that what Matt is complaining about? The pair programming?
- fiddlerwoaroof 7y agoI work at a company that does pair programming and it’s not that bad. Generally, one is encouraged to switch who you’re pairing with every couple days to avoid creating knowledge silos.
- DonHopkins 7y agoWhen working alone remotely from home, I simulate pair programming with a methodology I call "The Stranger". I sit on one of my hands until it becomes numb and tingly, and then it feels like somebody else is typing and moving the mouse!
- throwlaplace 7y agolol I get the reference