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Discussion on: Why Pair Programming Should Be Part of Every Team Dynamic

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John Slegers

I'm not sure there's much advantage to senior devs pair programming together, but pair programming is an awesome way for a senior to train a junior.

Pair programming with a senior dev is how I learnt to write proper ABAP code at one of my first customer projects!

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Chak Shun Yu

On a surface level, I agree that junior devs have more apparent benefits to pairing. But I think that seniors can also get something out of it other than the occasional "oh I didn't think of that".

Understanding the thought process of your colleagues, spreading out knowledge so you don't become a liability, and not disconnecting from the team on a technical level are I think relevant to seniors who are aiming for a leading role. (Am not yet 1 myself tho so don't quote me 😆)