It surely will be the case that remote collaboration becomes easier and a
richer experience. At the moment, the technology I can afford is not -- to
me -- worth saving a couple of 20-minute rides to meet with a pair at a
convenient coffee shop or the Michigan Union.
I personally find remote pairing painful enough that I am more likely to
work alone, though that might be in part a matter of practice.
It will get better and better, certainly. But I am pretty sure that it will
be a long time before watching someone on TV is as good as being with them.
Ron Jeffries
www.XProgramming.com
Sorry about your cow ... I didn't know she was sacred.
On Tuesday, November 9, 2004, at 8:38:25 AM, Luiz Esmiralha wrote:
> Now seriously, I feel you are dismissing the whole point of virtual
> communities (including this one) with this argument.
> If physical contact is the only way to develop a relationship, be it
> professional or not, then why should I care to answer you and listen
> to you? And believe me, I pay a lot of attention to what people say in
> here.
> Very strong bonds can exist between people who never met physically.
> My grandma and grandpa fell in love for each other through letters.
> And this is commonplace nowadays witht the enhanced communication we
> experience through the Internet.
> It is my belief that as technology advances to allow a more realistic
> experience, this kind of relationship will become the norm, not an
> oddity.
End quotation from Luiz Esmiralha, on Tuesday, November 9, 2004, at 8:38:25 AM
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