Hi Peff, On Wed, 29 Aug 2018, Jeff King wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 27, 2018 at 03:34:16PM +0200, Johannes Schindelin wrote: > > > Rather than have a "hack day", I would actually prefer to work with > > other contributors in a way that we have not done before, but which I > > had the pleasure of "test ballooning" with Pratik: using Visual Studio > > Code Live Share. This allows multiple users to work on the same code > > base, in the same worktree, seeing what each other is doing. It > > requires a separate communication channel to talk; Pratik & I used > > IRC, but I think Google Hangout (or Skype or WhatsApp or > > <insert-your-favorite-chat-here>) would have worked a bit better. It's > > kind of pair programming, but with some of the limitations removed. > > OK, I said in my earlier email that I would give any scheme a try, but I > really don't like pair programming. ;) Tastes do differ, and that's okay. I found it pretty invaluable a tool for intense 1:1 mentoring. It definitely helps a lot with getting over the initial hurdles. Ciao, Dscho
