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Discussion on: Why I'm not a fan of pair programming

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This same time of pressure to produce exists in a lot of work environments as well. If it's supposed to be a "pair" you might find colleagues that also consider one an anchor. This is why I prefer to make it more informal, or consider it mentoring. If the other person knows his goal isn't to produce code, but to get you to produce code, the dynamic is very different.

If you find the other person is also unwilling to mentor you, then that's a whole other story.