Now. Gimme those perms now!

Post #348,033 by crazy 9/23/11 8:36:04 AM Reply	Now. Gimme those perms now! I mean it. I'm trying to code here, I got a junior next to me who is supposed to be giving me help yet he's only distracting me. Those bastards said pair programming would be better. Fuckers.
Post #348,091 by static 9/24/11 4:49:11 AM Reply	Pair programming is fickle. You need both programmers at a similar level of experience and ability, just with a somewhat different skillset. That's when it works the best and works amazingly well. It is when there is a noticeable difference in ability level that it doesn't work. (Been in both situations.) Wade. Static Scribblings http://staticsan.blogspot.com/
Post #348,105 by crazy 9/24/11 8:38:56 AM Reply	Never had that dynamic Time spent with equal or better coders was usually during the design / split out work phase, and then an occasional "Hey, you: I need another set of eyes". Then project consolidation / hand off to the next guy as I went to the next project. Other than that, I usually had a well chosen junior who tagged along with everything I did, and supported my systems, but he knew to stay quiet when sitting near me while coding.
Post #348,139 by static 9/24/11 5:25:58 PM Reply	What I figured a good dev can do. And that is ask questions. And a good senior dev knows how to ask the right question when he has to try a thorny problem in someone else's head. :-) (Which is the "I need a second set of eyes" scenario.) Good pair programming simply makes this happen a thousand times quicker. Wade. Static Scribblings http://staticsan.blogspot.com/

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