However, it is also one that requires careful thought and planning. The leap to pair programming for a variety of software development projects is one that yields many benefits. However, nothing is simple where people and personalities are involved-especially people who are accustomed to working alone. It produces a higher quality of code in about half the time than that produced by the summation of their solitary efforts. Two programmers work side-by-side at one computer, continuously collaborating on the same design, algorithm, code, and test.
Pair programming is a simple, straightforward concept. Pair Programming Illuminated By Laurie Williams, Robert Kessler
