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I've tried pair-programming and it felt exactly like that - working at 100% intensity for the whole 8 hours. It felt very productive and intense but also quite

by ajuc 5y ago

I've tried pair-programming and it felt exactly like that - working at 100% intensity for the whole 8 hours. It felt very productive and intense but also quite tiring. I certainly learnt a lot and it was probably twice as fast as if we would have worked alone, but I wouldn't want it to be the default for every task, I would just burn out quickly. The main benefit was finding edge cases immediately (so feedback loop of design-implement-test-fix needed less iterations) and on-the-fly debugging was faster.

pydry 5y ago
That's weird coz I feel more stressed out about working solitary. With pair programming if im having a rough or unproductive day i can let my pair do the heavy lifting (or vice versa). When programming alone I get anxiety about whether or not Im doing the right thing almost all the time which causes stress. I prefer solitary (& am more efficient) if i have a very clear picture of what needs to be done and how but realistically most of the time Im dealing with ambiguity and subtle trade offs.