Re:What it feels like to be in the zone as a programmer
by cpayne624 on Sunday August 20, 2017 @08:57AM
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I'm a Fed engineer and spent a 4 mo. assignment on an integrated team with Pivotal pairing exclusively. It was a long 4 months for me. There was no "zone." I'm not built for pairing.
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Re:What it feels like to be in the zone as a programmer
by kornork on Sunday August 20, 2017 @11:46AM
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I think pairing can be different for different people. I've often heard people saying that "the zone" comes more easily when pairing. Personally, any zone I'm feeling pairing has a different character from one achieved alone. It's easier to focus on the task at hand (because there's peer pressure).
Re:What it feels like to be in the zone as a programmer
by calafrax on Sunday August 20, 2017 @10:03AM
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pair programming is an anti-process. its only purpose is to control employees, limit individual productivity, and drive down wages.
Re:What it feels like to be in the zone as a programmer
by majewsky on Sunday August 20, 2017 @03:50PM
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> drive down wages
Yeah, because everyone knows that you have to pay less wages when you have two people do the job of one.
Re:What it feels like to be in the zone as a programmer
by calafrax on Monday August 21, 2017 @08:47AM
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Sure you do. Two mediocre programmers working as a pair might get 100k each. One elite programmer can clear 7 figures easily. The elite programmer will also have much more control over the IP they create and be able to negotiate much more stringent terms for how it is used.
If you think pair programming is a good idea you are just at the bottom of the industry.
Re:What it feels like to be in the zone as a programmer
by bussierem on Monday August 21, 2017 @11:37AM
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> One elite programmer can clear 7 figures easily
Can I come live in this fantasy world you found yourself in please? You're gonna need to provide some SERIOUS proof for a claim like that...