Comments on: The Importance of Being Interrupted http://www.anexperimentinscotch.com/2008/02/the-importance-of-being-interrupted/ "I write to discover what I believe." Michael Lopp on Twitter Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:31:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: « An Experiment in Scotch http://www.anexperimentinscotch.com/2008/02/the-importance-of-being-interrupted/comment-page-1/#comment-8193 « An Experiment in Scotch Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:40:14 +0000 http://www.anexperimentinscotch.com/?p=384#comment-8193 [...] Even when you find one that supports crazy ideas like “radical colocation” which I wrote about here, you find that the study involved quiet places where programmers could go to actually do, you know, [...] […] Even when you find one that supports crazy ideas like “radical colocation” which I wrote about here, you find that the study involved quiet places where programmers could go to actually do, you know, […]

]]> By: Scotch Drinker http://www.anexperimentinscotch.com/2008/02/the-importance-of-being-interrupted/comment-page-1/#comment-3813 Scotch Drinker Tue, 04 Mar 2008 03:31:04 +0000 http://www.anexperimentinscotch.com/?p=384#comment-3813 Theoretically, I think pair programming could work in a similar manner to single programming, i.e. in a quiet, distraction free space, pair programming should be productive. In my very limited experience, pair programming doesn't work and it certainly doesn't provide magical productivity increases in an already bad environment. Theoretically, I think pair programming could work in a similar manner to single programming, i.e. in a quiet, distraction free space, pair programming should be productive.

In my very limited experience, pair programming doesn’t work and it certainly doesn’t provide magical productivity increases in an already bad environment.

]]> By: RB http://www.anexperimentinscotch.com/2008/02/the-importance-of-being-interrupted/comment-page-1/#comment-3741 RB Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:37:40 +0000 http://www.anexperimentinscotch.com/?p=384#comment-3741 How do you think this fits in with Pair-Programming? It seems to be gaining tracktion and the justifications for it seem sound, but at the same time I could still see a need for solo coding. I know from my own personal experience that it is very distracting to have someone looking over your shoulder which would seem to indicate a problem with Pair-Programming. How do you think this fits in with Pair-Programming? It seems to be gaining tracktion and the justifications for it seem sound, but at the same time I could still see a need for solo coding. I know from my own personal experience that it is very distracting to have someone looking over your shoulder which would seem to indicate a problem with Pair-Programming.

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