Hey, all. I've been following the coworking movement for years, but I've never had the chance to actually work in a coworking space. Now I'm in Northampton, MA, working independently, and considering starting a coworking community here. There are all sorts of things I want to ask about, but one thing's on my mind right now.
I'm a software dev, and I pair program ardently. I prefer to spend at least half my week pairing. Pairing, for the uninitiated, means working at the same machine on the same problem together. That means a lot of talking, either with someone in the room or to someone remotely using Skype. When I worked at Pivotal Labs, everyone paired 100% of the time. That meant that there was a good deal of crosstalk, but because everyone's engaged in conversation it's easy to tune other people out. But in a coworking space, I imagine pair programming is a bit of a pain. I once remote paired with someone working out of Indy Hall, and it was awkward for him. He was the guy "on the phone" all day. Are there ways to make this work? Has anyone had good experiences keeping talk from being disruptive with ambient pink noise or sound isolation (or something else)? Peter -- Sounds: http://www.welikethisnow.com/ Words: http://www.nothingundone.net/ Conversation: (603) 548-1203 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
