Ask HN: Reconciling a quiet workspace with a pair programmming bullpen
When I read Peopleware or Spolsky I read about the importance of a quiet workspace to allow flow.
When I read about XP I read about pair programming and collaboration. How do you reconcile the two theories? Can you get into flow with someone else working with you. Can you get into flow with another pair yacking on at the next desk? Are they just different ways of working?
When I read about XP I read about pair programming and collaboration. How do you reconcile the two theories? Can you get into flow with someone else working with you. Can you get into flow with another pair yacking on at the next desk? Are they just different ways of working?