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by pjerem
443 days ago
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> Working under pressure isn't a viable therapy, IMO. In my experience, it is a path to burn out and diminishing returns. Except that pair programming doesn’t make you work under pressure. I extensively use this technique for body doubling as much as I can. It motivates me to start the task and I also love the exchange : you can learn things, teach things, be stuck together, find solutions together, swear together, laugh, agree on how horrible is this thing you must fix … In fact it’s what I’d call real teamwork. I never felt it like pressure and it gives me a lot of energy. Incidentally, I think the only friends I made at work (the real friends you invite at home even when you don’t work at the same place anymore) were through frequent pair programming sessions. I think there is something about knowing how the other person thinks that helps bonding together. |
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Sure, in ideal circumstances.
Do you remember your first day on a job anywhere as a programmer? You were so relaxed, no pressure.
It sounds like you have an emotional attachment to pair programming. That is cool, but it certainly isn't the norm.