I've had good productive sessions by using Skype video screen sharing with headsets for talking. Some benefits over doing this at the office on a workstation in

I've had good productive sessions by using Skype video screen sharing with headsets for talking. Some benefits over doing this at the office on a workstation include: - less disruptive to others in an open space - both have a good full screen view of the code - both can use their second monitor to look things up or try something during the session - it's easy to switch from one "master" computer to the other (eg. I fix something, commit, and we continue the session on the coworker's screen, on the environment he's comfortable with) None of these things are exclusive to doing things remotely, but they're included by default. While I prefer this for pair programming, I find coaching works best in person, where body language (understanding), off-screen talking and drawing stuff on a piece of paper, are more important.