Re: Attitudes towards pairing (Re: re: XP and MVC)

Brian Christopher Robinson wrote:

> On Thu, 1 Jan 2004, J. B. Rainsberger wrote:
> 
>>Indeed! The only reason I don't have a pair on my current project is
>>that I can't afford it. My customer won't pay for it, and I can't find
>>anyone effective to work free.
>>
>>I'm /dying/ for a pair. It would have saved me plenty of irritation on
>>this project, I'm quite certain.
> 
> Maybe you could offer a free or low paying internship.  I know as a
> college student I would much rather have been making minimum wage
> programming than flipping burgers.  If you get a reasonably bright kid
> you could have them doing good work quickly.

I actually /do/ have access to a college-age student who might be 
interested in participating in an internship. The bad news is that my 
current contract ends 1/9 and no renewal is expected before May.... Just 
bad timing.

My concern, though, is that I'd like an experienced person with whom to 
pair. There are a few specific aspects of system design on which I need 
some help, and I'm worried that a college student won't necessarily have 
better answers than I already have. Maybe that's just my ego talking; I 
can't be sure.
-- 
J. B. Rainsberger,
Diaspar Software Services
http://www.diasparsoftware.com :: +1 416 791-8603
Let's write software that people understand

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