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It seems like pair programming is quite popular with consulting companies (Hashrocket, Pivotal). You get to charge for the time of two developers instead of ju
by richcollins 17y ago
It seems like pair programming is quite popular with consulting companies (Hashrocket, Pivotal). You get to charge for the time of two developers instead of just one.
I haven't heard of any startups that pair program.
As a humorous addendum, my wife was part of a conversation where Pivotal was mentioned. She interjected, "Isn't that the company where they do couples programming?"
- caustic 17y agoYou have spotted it. The whole Agile movement and its practices, like pair programming, are driven and promoted by consultants who make money out of it. EDIT Moreover, I am not sure whether the companies you mentioned really practice pair programming or they use it as a marketing ploy to impress they customers.