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What is missing in most pairing debates is the amount of pairing day to day being discussed. Periodic pairing can be a great team building exercise, way to men
by bitsweet 15y ago
What is missing in most pairing debates is the amount of pairing day to day being discussed.
Periodic pairing can be a great team building exercise, way to mentor someone, and a great way to be exposed to different programming workflows & tools. This idea doesn't seem very novel to me and hardly deserves it's own terminology, blog post, or article.
Personally I believe "pair all the time" is what is controversial and in my experience excessive. Other then commercial pilots, I don't see other industries where experts always pair.
Also, if 2 people are better then 1 person...why stop there...why not have tri-coding or quad-coding?
- gacba 15y agoYes, this article sort of follows this logic: - We tried pairing for one day - Pairing was immensely productive for that session - Therefore pairing is AWESOME all the time Pair programming ought to be considered like trimming your nails. Don't do it everyday or it's going to hurt. A lot.