[dionidium]

> As an introvert, working in an open office was a daily struggle for me.

Pair programming ratchets this up times 1000. Maybe it's the most productive way of working ever invented. I don't care. As long as I have the option of working for companies that don't do it, then I'm not going to do it. I think it died as a concept because of just how awful the experience is. Emotionally, it's like doing a week's worth of work in an hour. Totally draining.

[jack_riminton]

I attended a bootcamp that learned through pair programming and it was one of the most stressful times of my life (and I'm a veteran who served in Afghanistan!)

It's almost like there are two parts of my brain that are mutually exclusive; understanding abstract concepts and communicating, pick one!