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5 Things You Need to Know About Pair Programming

Lampis P on March 14, 2024

by Jessica True Programming and development is a minefield of complexity, creativity, and technology. When a business problem needs solving, it of...
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Jon Randy 🎖️

In my experience, pair programming is one of the worst ways of working I've ever come across - a surefire way to slow a project down, create arguments, and decrease productivity.

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@jonrandy what if the project is more demanding that you initially thought? Would pair programming help or it would make things worse?

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Jon Randy 🎖️

Likely worse in my experience. If a project is more demanding than thought, the team needs more bandwidth, not less.