alt Hacker NewsI think they're trying to implement every management fad with AI agents and see if improves performance.
Personally, I have tried pair programming, and it hasn't really felt like something that works, for various reasons - the main one is that I (and my partner) have complex thought processes in my head, that is difficult and cumbersome to articulate, and to an onlooker, it looks like I'm randomly changing code.
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encoderer • today at 4:37 PM
Pair programming works best when you are tasked with a problem that’s actually beyond your current abilities. You spend less time in your head because you are exploring a solution space for the first time.
I worked at Pivotal Labs where hundreds of developers pair programmed every day, all day. It works, the trick is learning how to get out of your head and communicate with your pair in a way that two brains works better than one.
I agree, it isn't for everyone.