I got a little pair programming at a recent job -- I watched, while this ace developer zoomed through a solution at blistering speed, both in his typing and his speech. I got most of it, but I certainly would have benefited from a slower presentation, just because it was like trying to drink from a firehose

Ha ha, I've also had a few of those drink from a firehose experiences. When new developers were introduced into my teams, we had an informal pair programming rule that for the first week or so the newbie developer should mostly be the driver, with the experienced pro relegated to a back-seat driver role. While I felt that brought the team newbie up to speed faster, you could sometimes see some amusing body language from the top-gun developer in the back-seat driver role, obviously itching to take over the reins. :)

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