I’ve been working in programming for a few years and I think I really dislike Pair Programming; I understand how it is but I often find it mind-numbingly dull. I have a feeling I’m doing it wrong but I feel like as a part of a dev team tasks should be broken into discrete enough chunks that a single person can just blitz through the work… Maybe it’s just me, what are y’all thoughts on the matter?
Pair programming is a weird thing. It’s either an awful, uncomfortable experience or one of the best things to happen. It’s a combination of the developers and the task that determines how that particular experience will turn out.
Pair programming should be required for both new employees and for employees who have given their two weeks notice. The first allows the experienced developer to help ease newer employees into the workflow. The latter helps bring an employee up to speed with regards to the leaving employees duties and tasks.