> That would make me uncomfortable as the programmer, since I'd want to code at my own pace.
With pair programming though, you're not coding at your own pace; you're solving a problem with a colleague and occasionally writing a bit of code. It should be mostly talk - and if there's a bit of grind work coming up, that's when you part ways.
> I wouldn't like it if I had to do it all the time, though.
Few people do, it costs a lot of energy to do social stuff - unless you're extroverted and energized by the social aspect of it.
With pair programming though, you're not coding at your own pace; you're solving a problem with a colleague and occasionally writing a bit of code. It should be mostly talk - and if there's a bit of grind work coming up, that's when you part ways.
> I wouldn't like it if I had to do it all the time, though.
Few people do, it costs a lot of energy to do social stuff - unless you're extroverted and energized by the social aspect of it.