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Re:The Importance of Deep Work and the 30-Hour Method for Le... by blitmap on Sunday May 27, 2018 @11:23AM (#17167211)
I definitely agree that it's a balancing act between "find the right person to pair with this other person" and "I can't get anything done, this person is only giving me irrelevant information". Often times it's just forced, and arguably not successful.
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Re:The Importance of Deep Work and the 30-Hour Method for Le... by mlthoughts2018 on Sunday May 27, 2018 @11:46AM (#17167362)
I meant that pair programming was often beneficial for me, and I work well with most partners.

It just has to be planned, put in a calendar item I can plan ahead for. If it’s constant pairing or if it’s ad hoc pairing that is thrown, unplanned, into my schedule, then it’s always a bad idea and makes both people worse off.

You also have to ensure the noise generated by pair programming doesn’t affect other workers who happen to sit nearby. They don’t benefit from my pair programming, and shouldn’t be forced to reduce their own productivity by putting on headphones, working from home, trying to find a conference room, etc. just because of my pairing session.

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