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[–] Canconda@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] svc@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm just joshin' ya. obviously this isn't paired programming

[–] Canconda@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

How would I know I've never heard of it

[–] svc@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Ah, it's a practice that's sometimes done in software engineering teams. One key point is that one person in the pair is at the keyboard and the other person is reviewing their work, providing suggestions. I've never tried it with two people at the keyboard... but it looks effective... 😏

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pair_programming

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

I do it all the time mentoring.