Why Pair Programming Is Not For the Masses

Re:Why Pair Programming Is Not For the Masses by garnet7 on Tuesday September 22, 2009 @09:33AM (#836873)

> Hashrocket is a boutique shop, so we can be very picky about who we hire. [snip] We've hired qualified interns, but we don't hire apprentice or junior-level folks.

What ever happened to hiring good people and training them?

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Re:Why Pair Programming Is Not For the Masses by obie on Tuesday September 22, 2009 @12:23PM (#837306)

It's hard to do that on a client's dime, at least for me. (I know other consultancies do it all the time and it disgusts me.)

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Re:Why Pair Programming Is Not For the Masses by boucher on Tuesday September 22, 2009 @02:37PM (#837605)

Part of running a business is paying the associated costs. Training new employees is an expected cost of running a business, so take it out of your end. Doesn't seem like a particularly outrageous idea...

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