Reply to: Pair Programming

[The_Equalizer]

Just thought I would let you know that the cunning plan failed completely. He's going to get 'svn working tomorrow as someone downstairs had the same problem and fixed it'. This was said while on the phone saying 'I'll be at the front of the building shortly' to his mate. Still it looks as if I'm swapping to a different part of the project at the start of next week so sod it. Oh, and it's a Bank Holiday weekend. Double bonus.

[dang65]

I must admit I thought it was called "peer programming". Must be working with too many Geordies.

A friend of mine has had to do this where he's working and he hates it. Mind you, he's bad enough when it comes to interacting with people on short phone calls, let alone having them sitting right on his shoulder talking about the football or Lost or something while he's trying to program.

I enjoy collaborating with other developers to fix things we both know half of (like a combination of JSP with CSS and JavaScript or something). But only for one-off fixes and that, not all day long.

[minestrone]

I don't like pair programming (I get bored) but it sounds like the guy is using the SVN 'problem' as an excuse for the fact that he hasn't got anything working. Shoot him.

I'm sure I have pulled the source control stunt as well once.

[minestrone]

Another disturbing glimpes into your mind

I can show you a hole in the wall where if you climb through it you enter the mind of MarillionFan for 15 minutes before you land onto a grass verge next to an M25 offramp.

[Zippy]

I don't like pair programming (I get bored) but it sounds like the guy is using the SVN 'problem' as an excuse for the fact that he hasn't got anything working. Shoot him.

[minestrone]

Agile has morphed from something quite simple into some contorted monster.

It becomes a religion in companies and they get fed upon by cultish consultancies that tell them absolute anything to keep the staff coming back for ludicrously expensive courses. It is more akin to scientology in here than a software process.

[d000hg]

It's the most stupid idea in the collection of stupid ideas that make up what is now thought of as agile.

Could an article on The Onion: "Software world rocked as old-timer derides new ideas"

[Sysman]

It's been nice knowing you.

The ice he is treading on is so thin that he should have signed up for lessons in walking on water.

[alreadypacked]

They all work in IT and are therefore ugly. Ie. Couldn't even give it away to a group of blind pissed boy scouts on Viagra.

Another disturbing glimpes into your mind

[AtW]

They all work in IT and are therefore ugly. Ie. Couldn't even give it away to a group of blind pissed boy scouts on Viagra.

Vintage MF

[MarillionFan]

Thanks. That's really nice of you. What is it with the women on here today??

They all work in IT and are therefore ugly. Ie. Couldn't even give it away to a group of blind pissed boy scouts on Viagra.

[gricerboy]

I'm sure anyone asked partner with you, would feel the same way.

HTH

Thanks. That's really nice of you. What is it with the women on here today??

[minestrone]

It's the most stupid idea in the collection of stupid ideas that make up what is now thought of as agile.

[threaded]

I just couldn't think of anything worse. How does this work exactly? Do you both sit at the same workstation together? Talk about invasion of personal space.

The military discovered that two on a weapon was more effective than one weapon each. It is now quite common in industry to pair people up. Some schools have two teachers to a class, and group work often involves working in pairs.

[alreadypacked]

I just couldn't think of anything worse. How does this work exactly? Do you both sit at the same workstation together? Talk about invasion of personal space.

I'm sure anyone asked partner with you, would feel the same way.

HTH