On Wed, Aug 29, 2018 at 04:46:29PM +0200, Johannes Schindelin wrote:
On Wed, 29 Aug 2018, Jeff King wrote:
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On Mon, Aug 27, 2018 at 03:34:16PM +0200, Johannes Schindelin wrote:
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Rather than have a "hack day", I would actually prefer to work with
other contributors in a way that we have not done before, but which I
had the pleasure of "test ballooning" with Pratik: using Visual Studio
Code Live Share. This allows multiple users to work on the same code
base, in the same worktree, seeing what each other is doing. It
requires a separate communication channel to talk; Pratik & I used
IRC, but I think Google Hangout (or Skype or WhatsApp or
<insert-your-favorite-chat-here>) would have worked a bit better. It's
kind of pair programming, but with some of the limitations removed.
OK, I said in my earlier email that I would give any scheme a try, but I
really don't like pair programming. ;)
Tastes do differ, and that's okay.
I found it pretty invaluable a tool for intense 1:1 mentoring. It
definitely helps a lot with getting over the initial hurdles.
Actually, I would agree that mentoring is probably one of the best uses
for pairing like that. In retrospect, I think we should have done more
real-time collaboration during Outreachy last winter. It's still not my
taste, but I think we could have accomplished more overall.
Not that I need to convince you, but just seconding your advice for the
benefit of people who are thinking about mentoring in the future.
-Peff