> I'm introverted, so having someone on a screen sharing session or sitting next to me (sometimes) carries a burden that will probably reduce my creative output

> I'm introverted, so having someone on a screen sharing session or sitting next to me (sometimes) carries a burden that will probably reduce my creative output. Early in my career - in a 4 person shop - I had a manager that mandated it. He was very extroverted and always talking. Pair programming was very difficult for me because my attention always shifted to him and any complex thoughts about the code would be wiped clean from my mind as he went off into some ridiculous rant. The conversations that weren't about random stuff usually went like this: "Are you watching?" "Yes" "Did I make a mistake?" "No" "Did I make a mistake?" "No" "Did I make a mistake?" "No" "Yes I did" "..." He gave up after a while, thankfully. Pair programming is definitely not for me. But I'd love to work in shared IDE on different parts of the code. That seems fun - as long as there isn't a lot of talking.