Re: XP and Pair Programming

On 22 Aug 2005 19:34:23 -0700, "Daniel Parker"
<danielaparker@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>
>Phlip wrote:
>> Christopher Barber wrote:
>>
>> > Yes, I understand that. I am still not convinced that even in the long
>> > run that pairing will be more cost effective than some other strategy.
>>
>> I'm not convinced that soloing will be more cost effective...
>>
>The only thing we can say for sure is that pair programming does not
>seem to be catching on, it appears to be no more popular today than
>five years ago, perhaps even less so.


That's an interesting statement. For my part I believe that there are
many times more people pairing today than were pairing five years ago.
I have come to this opinion by observing a vast number of teams.





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