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Pair Programming
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Pair programming is a very controversial part of XP, and some
programmers are going to be unwilling to even try the practice. True,
most who try it for long enough report liking it, but there are some who
are vehemently opposed to pair programming. Although there is some
evidence that pair programming is more effective that working alone,
more studies need to be done with experienced practitioners.
Interestingly, many of the objections to Pair Programming come from the
mistaken idea that software development is a mechanical task. Hence, the
assumption is that two people working on one task are inefficient and
slow. It is an open question as to when this type of mechanical metaphor
will cease to dominate thinking about software development.
— Pete McBreen, Questioning Extreme Programming,
Chapter 9