Confessions of a Software Developer: No More Self-Censorship

Post by tomwphillips » Wed, Dec 03, 2025, 11:43 AM UTC

iparaskev wrote: post #206

tomwphillips wrote: post #199

>Pair programming is less fruitful. I'm surprised at this statement. My team pair a lot - at least half of the time - and the majority is remote. We find it much more comfortable to pair remotely on our own setups than crowded around a single desk and keyboard. I wonder why our experiences are so different.

What is your setup when pairing remotely? (Full disclosure I am building an OSS app for this purpose and just want to learn what is working for people)

Our team uses IntelliJ so we use Code with Me with Slack for AV. Specifically on Slack we have channels called pairing-room-1, pairing-room-2, etc. Allows colleagues to drop in and out.

I would try Tuple but to be honest we are fine on Code with Me.

Post by lucyjojo » Thu, Dec 04, 2025, 3:01 AM UTC

Aurornis wrote: post #351

saghm wrote: post #189

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Doesn't this basically just apply the same assumption in reverse, that most people can work in an office equally well? So much of the discourse on this topic (from either side) seems to just boil down to generalizing ones own work experience as the norm and making inferences based on that. Maybe the reason it's so contentious is that people's experiences with remote versus in person work are not going to be expansive…

> Doesn't this basically just apply the same assumption in reverse, that most people can work in an office equally well? Interacting in person and cooperating is something you start learning from a young age. Working in person in the office is a natural extension from years of schooling in person with your peers. Working remote is a skill that must be learned. Many people have barely done it at all before their first…

> Interacting in person and cooperating is something you start learning from a young age. Working in person in the office is a natural extension from years of schooling in person with your peers.

that is a wiiiild wiiillllld take sir

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