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Experiences with Pair Programming?
gmletzkojr queries: "I recently was able to engage in some Pair Programming for a couple of days. However, my experience was less than rewarding. I have read books regarding the subject, and all of the case studies show praise for the effort. I found my pair programmer a bit difficult to work with. Has anyone been in this situation, and what things can be done to work around the personality conflicts?"
It's like that for me too, but it's a woman driving the car.
"Ok, just turn left before the round about."
"What? Turn left at the round about?"
"No, turn left before the round about."
"So I have to drive up to the round about?"
"Yeah, but turn left before it."
"Ok". We then proceed to turn left at the round about.
"No, you needed to turn left back there."
"You said turn left at the round about."
"I said turn left before the round about."
"No you didn't."
"I did!"
"I asked you if we needed to drive up to the round about and you said yes."
"I also said we need to turn left BEFORE the round about."
"Well how do I get back on that road?"
I start looking at the map for a road to get back to the road we were just on so we can get onto the road we were supposed to be on.
"Which way do I go?!?"
"I'm looking, ok."
"Should I turn around?"
If she was willing to do a U-turn why did she ask me how to get back on that road?
"Ok, fine, do a U-turn."
"I can't do a U-turn here."
Then why did you just ask if you should turn around?!
"Ok, fine, just go back to the round about."
"What round about?"
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I'm sure you're a great programmer, but your spelling is a Factor ZERO.
Slashdot needs a spellchecker.
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