[TYPO3-project-4-3] Distributed Pairprogramming in Typo3

[Eike Starkmann]

Hi Dmitry,
thanks for your answer.
Dmitry Dulepov wrote:
> 
> Eike Starkmann wrote:
>> What do you think? Could you and Typo3 benefit from doing pair
>> programming using Saros?
> 
> I think there are people who can do it but it is rare. I tried pair programming several times but found that two developers must be really on the same level. If one of them is higher, than it becomes master/slave programming, which takes more time than a simple "master" programming.
> 
> Therefore I do not really believe into pair programming. The concept sounds nice but in practice I neve saw satisfying result. May be I am simply unlucky.
> 
> I believe two programmers can work on the same module if the clearly separate tasks and agree on API that they will provide to each other.
> 
> I do not say that my beliefs are the ony correct ones. I am sure other people may have different experience.
> 
That is one point in would like to find out in my research. Is this your
opinion in general about pair programming or just in the context of Open
Source Software Development? Did you ever try pair programming or
distributed pair programming in Open Source Software development?

Greets, Eike


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