March 18, 2012 12:00 am GMT
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Pair Programming Considered Extremely Beneficial
Farhan Thawar is the VP Engineering of Toronto's Xtreme Labs. This post is a response to (former Xtremer) Jon Evans's Pair Programming Considered Harmful?Youre in a car driving 100 miles per hour on a dirt road. The turns are 100 hairpins and there are inclines and dips that would make a normal cars shocks fall right off their axels.Lucky for you, youre not alone. You have a partner. Because there are two of you, you can split the responsibilities of getting to the finish line first in one piece.- Driver: focused on the intense control of the steering wheel, manning the accelerator, brake pedals, and the clutch and dont forget the all-important emergency brake.
- Navigator: tasked with reading map directions, checking wind speed/engine lights and alerting the driver of impending turns, dips and inclines.
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