[jacques_chester]

I'd say I learn different things from each.

I work for Pivotal. Our default mode is fulltime pair programming.

Pairing has forced me to explain myself above a gut feeling level. I can't just say "it's better, my gut says so, trust me" to a pair. I have to explain my reasoning. Which requires me to try and discover what that reasoning is.

I learned a lot from stopping my pair any time I was lost and I've learned a lot from being stopped when my pair was lost. There's no real "teacher" or "learner" roles. You're in it together.