Comments on: Jeff Atwood on Pair Programming vs. Code Reviews http://www.globalnerdy.com/2007/11/19/jeff-atwood-on-pair-programming-vs-code-reviews/ Tech Evangelist Joey deVilla on software development, tech news and other nerdy stuff Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:44:37 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Joey deVilla http://www.globalnerdy.com/2007/11/19/jeff-atwood-on-pair-programming-vs-code-reviews/comment-page-1/#comment-802 Joey deVilla Sun, 25 Nov 2007 04:18:10 +0000 http://globalnerdy.com/2007/11/19/jeff-atwood-on-pair-programming-vs-code-reviews/#comment-802 <strong>james ladd:</strong> "Would I have the patience to work with someone with less skill than me, or worse, who could code circles around me?" was not so much a question of mine as it was an attempt to put that question in the reader's mind, particularly those with very competitive natures. james ladd: “Would I have the patience to work with someone with less skill than me, or worse, who could code circles around me?” was not so much a question of mine as it was an attempt to put that question in the reader’s mind, particularly those with very competitive natures.

]]> By: james ladd http://www.globalnerdy.com/2007/11/19/jeff-atwood-on-pair-programming-vs-code-reviews/comment-page-1/#comment-801 james ladd Sat, 24 Nov 2007 22:10:12 +0000 http://globalnerdy.com/2007/11/19/jeff-atwood-on-pair-programming-vs-code-reviews/#comment-801 >>or worse, who could code circles around me? I think it is a pitty for you that you would find coding with someone more skilled than you a problem. It appears to me that this approach would cut you off from learning. I pair when I have a problem too big for one brain, I have to learn something or I have to teach, and there is also the social team building factor. I don't think pairing all the time is a good thing, although in some situations it also has its place. >>or worse, who could code circles around me?

I think it is a pitty for you that you would find coding with someone more skilled than you a problem.
It appears to me that this approach would cut you off from learning.

I pair when I have a problem too big for one brain, I have to learn something or I have to teach, and there is also the social team building factor. I don’t think pairing all the time is a good thing, although in some situations it also has its place.

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