----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Cross" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2000 4:07 PM
Subject: RE: Re: eXtreme programming
>
> From: "Andy Wardley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 10/25/00 2:47:19 PM
>
> > One of the most important tenets of XP, IMHO, is working
> > in pairs. One person types while the other watches. The
> > one who isn't typing tends to catch all the typos and
> > thinkos that the typist can't see.
> >
>
> I think that one of the prereqs for this to work is that the
> two people involved need to be pretty evenly matched in skill-set
> and experience.
>
I've been on the other end of this, where I was the struggling programmer.
It didn't work very well for me as I got left behind fairly quickly and
couldn't contribute anything. So I definitely agree with Dave here.
Robert
