Yeah, this is a fair point. I think, as much as I dislike pair-programming overall, that's something I would prefer to use as a safety belt here (because it's

Yeah, this is a fair point. I think, as much as I dislike pair-programming overall, that's something I would prefer to use as a safety belt here (because it's only expensive for the period during which a new employee is still learning). Pair programming hasn't ever been tried at justin.tv either though, as far as I recall. I'm probably going to give it a try at ZeroCater for new engineers actually (we're hiring!).