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Post #348,091
by static
9/24/11 4:49:11 AM
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New 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
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New 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
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New 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/
     had an interesting conversation today about SCRUM - (boxley) - (17) - Sept. 22, 2011, 03:28:32 PM EDT
         It's what they call agile development. - (hnick) - (14) - Sept. 22, 2011, 04:40:48 PM EDT
             I would be at the beck and call of several of those beasts - (boxley) - (4) - Sept. 22, 2011, 06:00:16 PM EDT
                 Now. Gimme those perms now! - (crazy) - (3) - Sept. 23, 2011, 08:36:04 AM EDT
                     Pair programming is fickle. - (static) - (2) - Sept. 24, 2011, 04:49:11 AM EDT
                         Never had that dynamic - (crazy) - (1) - Sept. 24, 2011, 08:38:56 AM EDT
                             What I figured a good dev can do. - (static) - Sept. 24, 2011, 05:25:58 PM EDT
             There's a bit more to it than that... - (malraux) - (2) - Sept. 22, 2011, 06:09:44 PM EDT
                 Re: There's a bit more to it than that... - (pwhysall) - (1) - Sept. 24, 2011, 08:27:32 AM EDT
                     Granted. -NT - (malraux) - Sept. 24, 2011, 10:04:29 AM EDT
             I like scrum for development - (S1mon_Jester) - (5) - Sept. 23, 2011, 01:03:09 AM EDT
                 That's a good point. - (static) - (4) - Sept. 23, 2011, 01:43:41 AM EDT
                     Well Scrum was SUPPOSED - (S1mon_Jester) - (3) - Sept. 23, 2011, 10:00:57 AM EDT
                         Quite. - (static) - (2) - Sept. 24, 2011, 04:47:22 AM EDT
                             Product Managers - (malraux) - (1) - Sept. 24, 2011, 10:06:22 AM EDT
                                 Imprecise definition. - (static) - Sept. 24, 2011, 05:32:57 PM EDT
         I'm an advocate. - (mvitale) - Sept. 22, 2011, 07:27:10 PM EDT
         We do that all the time. - (static) - Sept. 22, 2011, 07:32:39 PM EDT

Only if you're a philistinic illiterate colonial baboon like yourself.
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