Does pointing-and-calling focus the mind onto the task by the same mechanism as pair programming should focus it onto the bigger picture?
So far, I've always regarded pair programming as a fad for people who can only think in conversation. But maybe there is a plausible mechanism behind it.
Simply keeping a log also helps. (See also lab notes.) The habit of writing down what you want to do, and summarizing what you have actually done is an enormously powerful one.
So far, I've always regarded pair programming as a fad for people who can only think in conversation. But maybe there is a plausible mechanism behind it.