I'll take pair programming over sitting in a classroom listening to an instructor drone on any day. The one time I joined a pair-programming shop, I thought diving in and being productive on the first day on the job to be pretty great.
Usually I get neither and have to figure it out from the code. I've found that writing documentation for the next person as you figure it out to be a nice way to get started.
Usually I get neither and have to figure it out from the code. I've found that writing documentation for the next person as you figure it out to be a nice way to get started.