tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381129527146258002.post2828049971848448450..comments2024-03-28T04:51:40.042-07:00Comments on Agile Otter Blog: Pairing, Competence, and RecognitionAgileotterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10773578598860454277noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381129527146258002.post-46036346502021836612012-10-14T05:03:30.917-07:002012-10-14T05:03:30.917-07:00"You will suddenly have a team of developers ..."You will suddenly have a team of developers that are the envy of the other companies in your area."<br /><br />And if they are not pairing, and enforcing unit tests, then you might as well stay here and trounce them. Instead of go over there, and start out back at the bottom of the totem pole again!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06139892472117483946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381129527146258002.post-64553990210755541762011-06-15T10:12:26.378-07:002011-06-15T10:12:26.378-07:00Absolutely true.
See also: "Black Belts Tra...Absolutely true. <br /><br />See also: "Black Belts Train White Belts" on WardsWiki (http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?BlackBeltsTrainWhiteBelts).<br /><br />I wrote that some years ago when I was closer to the "white belt" end of the spectrum, but the darker my programming belt gets, the more I realize how much faster I learn when I'm trying to *teach* than I do when I'm trying to learn.Tim Lesherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02469159188193434861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381129527146258002.post-80113748906323242762011-01-28T07:20:13.423-08:002011-01-28T07:20:13.423-08:00My comments were definitely tongue in cheek. At my...My comments were definitely tongue in cheek. At my company, we have been pairing with many new people lately so our Rockstars have been in mentor mode. Guiding someone not only gives you the satisfaction of being a mentor, but also gives you an opportunity to evaluate your own understanding of the topic. If you can teach it as well as you can do it, you are a more complete developer. <br /><br />Eat the Rich could be seen as an indicator that a developer is comfortable with their current skills and ready to take on new topics. The collective knowledge and skill of the team should have an ebb and flow to it as the overall levels move up. There will always be a little bit of entropy as team members, projects, or technologies change, but I would see mentors seeking students and students seeking mentors as a Good Thing(tm)!Bob Andersonnoreply@blogger.com