The Mortifying Ordeal of Pairing All Day
www.simplermachines.com/the-mortifying-ordeal-of-pairing-all-day
What Jamie wrote
This is an insightful and deep article sharing Bennet's experience pair programming every day over a long period of time. I found this a compelling read as it hits on the emotional aspects of pair programming, and the impact it had on her.
Pairing requires being vulnerable, to another human being, for hours at a time. Intimacy, both physical and mental. I had to share space, decisions, thought processes, and often feelings with this person.
And continued…
I had to confront a lot of my fears about myself. I had to learn to show someone else all the things I didn’t know, my limitations as a human and a software engineer.
I doubt many developers that sit down to pair program for an extended period consider these factors, but they may very well feel them and not know the source.