Re:Developers spend most of their time figuring the system out
by SomeCallMeTim on Wednesday April 06, 2022 @02:12PM
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That's documenting an emergency, all-hands-on-deck response to a crisis.
I absolutely can pair for such an event. I'll pair for knowledge transfer. I'll pair for fun. If every second counts, or if the goal isn't maximum productivity throughput, the sure, pair away.
My point is not that it can't help for world-class developers, but rather that two world-class developers working on routine coding are absolutely not more efficient than two world-class developers working separately.
And people who advocate for pairing typically advocate for 100% pairing. Which can be fun but it won't be more than 2x as productive as two world-class developers working independently.
I absolutely can pair for such an event. I'll pair for knowledge transfer. I'll pair for fun. If every second counts, or if the goal isn't maximum productivity throughput, the sure, pair away.
My point is not that it can't help for world-class developers, but rather that two world-class developers working on routine coding are absolutely not more efficient than two world-class developers working separately.
And people who advocate for pairing typically advocate for 100% pairing. Which can be fun but it won't be more than 2x as productive as two world-class developers working independently.