by jake

what is pair programming or what is therapy programming?

You may think you're doing pair programming but often you're not. The correct name for reading your code out loud and finally understanding it is "therapy programming.'' This is the act of finally understanding what you're doing by thinking outloud to your code psychologist.

 

 
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