Comments on: Pair Programming http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/09/19/pair-programming/ News and Updates on the Community. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:19:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dan Kirkland http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/09/19/pair-programming/comment-page-1/#comment-6609 Dan Kirkland Thu, 25 Sep 2008 08:13:12 +0000 http://community.plus.net/?p=12860#comment-6609 Pavel, I agree with your conclusion, you have to think "horses for courses". It's not appropriate for everything, but actually complex problems or tutoring are great examples of how PP can be used best. I've been an Agile enthusiast for many years and remember when Kent Beck first started shouting about XP (not windows, eXtreme Programming :-) ). I have implemented XP (or variants) before and actually PP was always the most difficult to quantify. It used to be sold as "PP and you won't need to code review" and "PP and you increase productivity", but I've never felt comfortable with either of those statements. I've also never seen anyone really quantify the true cost/productivity benefits of PP - and that makes it a very difficult practice to see to a business. Would love for someone to point me in the direction of a fair test :-) It was sensible to undertake a 2 day trial of it, and I certainly agree PP makes sense for some things. I also know that developers are strange beasts and some will 100% hate the idea of having someone sit next to them and inhibit their "creativity". But then again, some will love it! As I say (and you imply), hroses for courses Pavel, I agree with your conclusion, you have to think "horses for courses". It's not appropriate for everything, but actually complex problems or tutoring are great examples of how PP can be used best. I've been an Agile enthusiast for many years and remember when Kent Beck first started shouting about XP (not windows, eXtreme Programming :-) ).

I have implemented XP (or variants) before and actually PP was always the most difficult to quantify. It used to be sold as "PP and you won't need to code review" and "PP and you increase productivity", but I've never felt comfortable with either of those statements. I've also never seen anyone really quantify the true cost/productivity benefits of PP - and that makes it a very difficult practice to see to a business. Would love for someone to point me in the direction of a fair test :-)

It was sensible to undertake a 2 day trial of it, and I certainly agree PP makes sense for some things. I also know that developers are strange beasts and some will 100% hate the idea of having someone sit next to them and inhibit their "creativity". But then again, some will love it!

As I say (and you imply), hroses for courses

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