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Originally posted by David Roberts:
Our managers seem to love the idea of Paired Programming. They like knowing that if one person leaves, the other still has the knowledge of that piece of the product.
You guys are right though, most managers think they are paying twice as much for the same thing...
I find two people can tackle a serious issue more then twice as fast as one person. Especially since one person tends to procrastinate. spelling??
Originally posted by Bill Prentice:
It was my personal experience that one of the pair seemed to do most of the work ..
Originally posted by Johannes de Jong:
Now the following question arises. How can pair programning work in our open-plan office environments. Surely these two programmers are going to discuss the program they are busy with whilst they code. This could/will be disruptive to the other people in the office. It is then a requirement that the pair should be put alone in an office?
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Originally posted by Dianne Gibbs:
I think that pair programming has merit. It takes your more inexperienced coders and gives them a chance to be better with out the cost of formal training. It also gives your experienced coders an opportunity to share their knowledge and experience. There just seems to be one caveat to me. The coach's role in this process is very very important to the cohesion of the team. The person filling this role needs to be able to put aside any ego issues and really fill the role as coach. In my experience with XP, this is the most singlely important role on the team.
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Originally posted by Johannes de Jong:
Martin, thanks for your time by the way, is it your experience that pairs stick together. The old saying goes why break up a good team. I think we might see a new phenomenon a pair buiding a career together as one sees/saw in the entertainment world
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Originally posted by Eric Kramer:
This might sound naive, but is part of the stigma associated with "Pair Programming" the concept that all these two people are doing is keying in code?
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Originally posted by martin fowler:
In XP it's important to rotate the pairs. Often you might pair with one person in the morning and someone else in the afternoon. This is because different combinations of skills are needed for different tasks, but primarily becuase swapping pairs helps spread knowledge around the team.
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Originally posted by Johannes de Jong:
Hi Greg thanks for sharing your experience. If I may ask, what sort of company do you work for?
And do yourself and your team a favour and complete the survey on
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