Maybe the sweet spot is to have someone pair with an expert when they are getting started and when they are struggling to understand things. Personally when I p

Maybe the sweet spot is to have someone pair with an expert when they are getting started and when they are struggling to understand things. Personally when I pair program I use a large fraction of my brain to interface with the other person. This leaves me much less brain power to work on the actual problem at hand. And it's far more exhausting to me than working alone.