RE: Re: Practice: Pair Programming

Chris,

Thank you for your thoughtful note. Have you ever considered writing a
book?

Whether half-formed ideas are dismissed or not during dialog depends on
the level of trust and maturity in the relationship. There are some
people I'm comfortable with spewing my rawest ideas to and listening to
theirs. Over time we've learned to trust each other to come up with good
ideas, so the initial ideas don't have to be good. I definitely don't do
this with everyone, though.

Kent

> -----Original Message-----
> From: csteinbach2003 
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> Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 7:35 AM
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> Subject: [xpe2e] Re: Practice: Pair Programming
> 
> I like that you say both are necessary.  The book People Ware 
> talks about 'flow' rather than focus and how anything other 
> than solitude will disrupt flow.  I don't think pairing is so 
> much about flow as it is about focus and neither is a 
> substitute for the other. Ideas that are not well formed or 
> difficult to articulate are too easily dismissed during a 
> dialog.  I always appreciate having some time to myself to 
> develop ideas at least to the point that they are 
> communicable.  On the other hand, if I know roughly the 
> direction development is taking, then pairing provides the 
> focus to explore that direction thoroughly.
> 
> > Pair programming is tiring but satisfying. Most programmers can't
> take
> > more than five or six hours of pairing in a day. After a week like
> that,
> > they are ready for a relaxing weekend away from work. I keep a
> bottle of
> > water beside me while I pair. It's good for my health and I'm
> eventually
> > reminded to take a break. The breaks keep me fresh for the whole
> day.
> 
> In Sweden they have, twice a day, something called 'fika' 
> which is essentially a communal coffee break.  It is 
> considered polite if not mandatory to stay for at least a 
> couple of minutes.  It is said that you can tell how healthy 
> an Swedish organization is from its fika discipline.
> 
> > Working effectively together feels good. It may be a new experience
> in
> > the workplace for some. When programmers aren't emotionally mature 
> > enough to separate approval from arousal, working with a person of
> the
> > opposite gender can bring up sexual feelings that are not in the
> best
> > interest of the team.
> 
> ...and the lunch table fell silent.  Some subjects are 
> serious enough that they require a touch of humor to make 
> them palatable.  Speaking of which, not being able to view 
> Figure 5. is making my imagination run wild.
> 
> /Chris Steinbach
> 
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