On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 02:11:02PM -0700, James G. Sack (jim) wrote:
A big problem may be it's hard to get into practice, and may not suit some people or pairs-of-people. Me, for example. Although I have had experiences where pairing was nearly magical for debugging tasks. There may be an informal (and ad hoc) is ok, formal is way-harder aspect, too.
I've also had debugging sessions where working with someone else helped. I think it is only a hinderance for anything that requires creative effort. People don't like to admit this, but most program is exploratory. Exploration is hindered when you have to justify your steps. I suspect I would spend most of my time saying something to the effect of: "Shut the [EMAIL PROTECTED] up, I just want to try this and see what it does." David -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-lpsg
