Probably the articles you've read and evangelists you've listened to were biased but it would seem your believe system is jaded by the fact that the one person you think would be suited to pair programming is what you'd call a mediocre programmer. That's fine, but don't you think that is a little closed minded? You're evectively saying that you think the majority of pair programmers are just mediocre and aren't trying hard enough to solve problems on their own.
Forgetting the social side of things and forgetting the typing or the bugs, you must be be able to agree that two heads on one problem is better than one? Having another person to brainstorm some solutions to a problem with is faster and often gets a better solution that either of you would come up with alone?
Forgetting the social side of things and forgetting the typing or the bugs, you must be be able to agree that two heads on one problem is better than one? Having another person to brainstorm some solutions to a problem with is faster and often gets a better solution that either of you would come up with alone?