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"I've Pair Programmed for 27,000 Hours. Ask Me Anything"

• biomimic 12y ago
  In your experience, besides efficiency, speed, stability, scalability, robustness and the like, what is the effect on true innovation or doing something groundbreaking?
  • jacques_chester 12y ago
    It should be noted that I'm not Joe Moore (though I'm working with him at the moment). I've edited quotes into the title to avoid confusion.
• mikerichards 12y ago
  Pair programming works pretty well...just not full-time. I think the optimal situation would be half-days or maybe less depending on the pairs and the situation. Also, some more mundane tasks (bug-fixing) aren't going to be handled as productively when pair-programming. The ideal situation seems to be at the beginning of a big story. Then there seems to be a natural time into a story(stories) where it makes sense to split up and work alone.