re: #155 The Vicious Babushka

What do old-timer software developers at LGF think about “Pair Programming”?

I think it sucks. It does not increase collaboration or productivity, it’s just a way for corporate to save money on equipment.

Well, having seen it in action, it is useful when attempting to crack really complex problem sets. It helps to have another person sitting at your shoulder - to bounce ideas off of, to check what you write in real time, to remind you of where you were going when you lose your way …

It’s actually more expensive in the short term, and managers hate it - but it turns out cleaner code. It’s like any other kind of complex writing - the more you can hammer on it to get it write the first time, the less time you have to spend later on clean-up.

The equipment cost is a fraction of a fraction of the employee cost.