>Several years later, I'm pretty comfortable coding solo, but it's a nice tool to pull out when it's helpful (like ramping up on a new codebase). Opt-in for bo

>Several years later, I'm pretty comfortable coding solo, but it's a nice tool to pull out when it's helpful (like ramping up on a new codebase). Opt-in for both sides seems like the best option. You should pair program with someone with whom you get along. Joining a place like Pivotal where you have little control over it and have to pair from the outset with someone you don't know a whole lot about just seems like a bad experiment.