On Wednesday, October 27, 2004, at 9:37:23 AM, Ken Boucher wrote:
>> Yes. But it has always seemed to me that pairing would make them
>> better if they'd do it, and that they'd probably come to like it.
> Have you done any informal or formal comparisons of that? I'm just
> asking because you don't seem to trust my gut instinct but you're
> asking me to accept yours. Your gut says it would work. Mine doesn't.
> Such is life.
No, I haven't. I'm not asking you to trust anything. I'm just stating my
preferences and asking questions.
I have observed my own performance pairing and not pairing, and I get more
done paired, by far, and it's better work. And I can work longer without
wandering off. Whether it is as good and productive as the work that would
be done solo by me and my pair, I don't know.
>> Are you reporting above that you don't like it and would prefer to
>> work alone?
> Depends on the pair. There are people I love to pair with. There are
> people I won't pair with. In fact, I'm willing to bet that there
> is at least one person in this forum that you wouldn't pair with day
> after day, Ron.
I'd rather pair around in any case. And perhaps there are some I'd not
enjoy pairing with, but I don't know.
>> It just might be that top-drawer team productivity isn't for people
>> who want to solo.
> Nice subtle insult there. I liked that. I don't know if you meant it,
> but it really made my day. Thanks.
No insult offered, and since you're not soloing it's not clear why you'd
take insult anyway. You're a team player by your own statements.
In any case, if software takes a team to build it, as most large systems
do, it just /might/ be that solo-oriented people aren't the best way to do
it. It might be that a team of solo performers would be the best way, as
well, though I don't think so.
> I'm gonna take a break now, because I really feel that there's no way
> I can continue this conversation in a civil manner. I'll be back when
> I feel I can. Take care all.
You're welcome any time, and thanks for wanting to keep it civil. I
certainly want that too.
Ron Jeffries
www.XProgramming.com
There is really no such thing as bad weather,
only different kinds of good weather. ~John Ruskin
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