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[–] svc@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] Canconda@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

How would I know I've never heard of it

[–] svc@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 9 points 1 month 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 month ago

I do it all the time mentoring.