> Hmmm, interesting. Each of the practices above, from
> my point of view, value people. Doesn't each one say
> 'people work in certain way, and I will naturally fit
> into that way of working' ?
Not everyone I know wants to work at the same time. Even with
having all daylight worker in our shop , time of arrival varies
between 6 am and 9 am. And I know a few people who would
love to work nights.
This lends itself more towards autonomous workers than
the concepts of pairing and everyone sitting together. I
also believe that co-locating has cost us some good people
and put a strain on a couple marriages. (It's hard to work in
one city and have a spouse somewhere else.) Even Ron,
when he pairs, has realized that getting everyone in the same
room is an issue and in order to be more productive he's made
a decision to do remote-pairing over same-room.
I've never naturally fitted into XP. It's been a hard adjustment
and sometimes it still is after all these years. But I love the
people I work with and I'm proud of what we do. If I have to
pair program in order to get sustainable pace, well, I can
live with that. And there are people who resist pairing a lot
more than I do. (I'm pretty sure Ron has some experience
with seeing that as well.)
Is XP a great way to work? Sure! But while it is definately for
some and acceptable to others, I don't think it's for everyone.
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