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Do other professionals do pair _______? Pair writing? Pair hairdressing? Like standups and pointing, it feels like a patronizing exercise we only force on devs
by Veuxdo 5y ago
Do other professionals do pair _______? Pair writing? Pair hairdressing?
Like standups and pointing, it feels like a patronizing exercise we only force on devs.
- gherkinnn 5y agoAbsolutely. Penn and Teller develop their tricks together. Two-seater attack aircraft are a thing. Rally drivers have a driver and a navigator. Apprentices are taught in part through pairing. > Like standups and pointing, it feels like a patronizing exercise we only force on devs. There's truth in that. On one hand, many of our practices is formalised problem solving under the (non-)constraints of software. Others are cargo culted, clueless, patronising and painful.
- Veuxdo 5y agoI think the difference is that the other activities you mentioned were execution/performance, while software development is a combination of engineering and creativity.