On: The mortifying ordeal of pairing all day

[harryf]

...although some people might argue that you could get the same value from a rubber duck ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_duck_debugging )

[Agentlien → harryf]

I want very different things from my rubber ducks and my code reviews.

Rubber ducking is great for forcing yourself to articulate your train of thought, spelling out your assumptions, and proof-reading your own logic.

Code reviews are great for catching errors you glaze over because you're too familiar with what you think you wrote to see what's actually written. It's also a great way to onboard people and enforce code standards and best practices.

Even when you're in a more senior position code reviews can often teach you new things, when you interact with systems the reviewer knows better and they happen to know a better approach.

[hughrr → harryf]

I do this. It works. I have a stuffed parrot though. And everyone thinks I’m nuts but I don’t care :)