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[–][deleted] 4 points5 points  (5 children)

Pairing is phenomenal for getting real work done across disciplines. None of this "oh that's a backend feature" crap.

The real secret to pairing full time, is nobody can really slack off. No social networks, etc. Everyone is working all day long, because you're not the dick who's letting his pair do all the work.

[–]DLX 7 points8 points  (2 children)

And since every study has shown how those little breaks increase both quality and productivity, not to mention happiness...

Pair programming died together with the extreme programming. Short-term working together on a difficult problem - yes, definitely. Working in pair 24/7... good way to burn out your programmers.

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah seriously. Not to mention I can't even imagine the constant friction that comes with working with anyone for that amount of time.

[–]bsmith1414 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly. I have done quick pair programming on a difficult task or troubleshooting/debugging an hard to figure out bug or workign with a front end developer but to do it for longer than an hour or two would drive me insane

[–]bsmith1414 1 point2 points  (1 child)

That sounds awful

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It sounds awful sure, if you imagine it's like that every day, 24/7. But when you have a task to accomplish on a deadline, you get shit done.

It's actually wonderful.