Re: Re[2]: Practice: Pair Programming

On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 18:26:54 -0600, Doug Swartz 
<daswartz-fuDLTLi4t9nR7s880joybQ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Saturday, November 13, 2004, 5:32:47 PM, Rachel Davies wrote:
> 
> > I must admit I am surprised that the issue of sexual feelings has been
> > raised in this way - if your workspace is setup properly you really
> > should not forced into inappropriate physical contact when pairing.
> > Perhaps in Fig 5 the man moved too close because the workspace is not
> > well set up for pair programming? The monitor is rather small and those
> > chairs don't look like the kind you would find in a genuine work
> > environment - they look like conference chairs - is that Ward
> 
> Rachel, thanks for your post. It's important to remember
> we can certainly set ourselves up in a manner which is more
> likely to cause problems. This is perhaps another argument
> in favor of dual keyboards and monitors.

I don't really like dual keyboard because it seems to lose something
of the feel of "here, you drive" when you physically pass the keyboard
to your partner. On the other hand, I did have a chance to try pairing
in a slightly different setting some years ago. I had large office
with a desk that had a peninsula extension. I found that I could
invite co-workers to pair with me, sitting on the *opposite* side of
the peninsula, with the monitor placed at the end. That way, the
keyboard and mouse could easily be move to a comfortable position for
either of us. It was also the only time that I have pair-programmed
with a woman. It may be that having the peninsula between us avoided
the kind of situation that Kent is describing.


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