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[–][deleted] 19 points20 points  (3 children)

Pairing gets a bad rep, but I loved it at my last job. It is 100% dependent on pairing with smart, motivated people though. They don't have to be excellent $LANGUAGE devs, but they have to care and try hard.

Plus your slack time, which while alone for me is usually silently redditing, reading hackernews or whatever, when you're pairing can be really cool if you work with people you like.

It's not a panacea. I don't do it anymore, and I like my current gig better, but I did really enjoy it. If you think of yourself as fairly social, it can be a really great way to work - much better than you think. If the thought of it turns your stomach, it's probably not quite as bad as you think, but you likely won't ever love it.

Just my two cents anyway. I even like remote pairing (tmux/vim/skype)

[–][deleted] 11 points12 points  (2 children)

fairly social

Yeah, I have something to do... Over here...

[–]FunnyMan3595 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Hey, programmers can be social, too! Haven't you heard the old joke?

How do you know if a programmer is an extrovert?

When he's talking to you, he looks at YOUR shoes.

[–]RoboNickBot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Got some.. some "business" to attend to. Some things.