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Re: Why Interaction Degrades on Dev Teams

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Post by chris_mahan » Wed, Feb 13, 2013, 6:44 AM UTC

dvhh wrote: post #9

chris_mahan wrote: post #4

I do my best work (code|writing) when there is absolutely nobody around me.

"Best" is highly subjective, as you can always write better code. But I can somehow agree that unwanted noise is an unneeded distraction while coding. Of course the subject of headphone in a workplace is always a touchy subject, but they are sometime necessary.

Best in the sense of my personal work. I am absolutely not saying my best wok is better than anybody else's.

Re: Why Interaction Degrades on Dev Teams

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Post by willtheperson » Wed, Feb 13, 2013, 7:41 AM UTC

I love collaboration while planning and talking about how / why to implement something; however, when I want to actually build that idea, I'm typically much faster when I just throw on some headphones and go for it.

Admittedly, I've never pair programmed. Sounds like two bros writing a screenplay in a coffee shop and high-fiving over every rad idea they jam on.

Re: Why Interaction Degrades on Dev Teams

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Post by ccontrast » Wed, Feb 13, 2013, 9:07 PM UTC

willtheperson wrote: post #12

I love collaboration while planning and talking about how / why to implement something; however, when I want to actually build that idea, I'm typically much faster when I just throw on some headphones and go for it. Admittedly, I've never pair programmed. Sounds like two bros writing a screenplay in a coffee shop and high-fiving over every rad idea they jam on.

I see pair programming as a fantastic way to learn - from what I've experienced, though, it's not an ideal way to work through a project in its entirety.