https://blog.dev.simpleenough.net/tags/pair-programming/Recent content in Pair Programming on Simple Enough BlogHugoenMon, 20 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0200https://blog.dev.simpleenough.net/blog/modesynchrone/Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0200https://blog.dev.simpleenough.net/blog/modesynchrone/<p>In the guide to collaboration modes, we set out a rule: tacit knowledge travels only through contact. Synchronous modes are therefore irreplaceable — but they come at a cost, and that cost is scary. &ldquo;Two people on a single task means halving productivity.&rdquo; This article proves the opposite and details the four main ways of working together in real time, with their variants and their pitfalls.</p> <hr> <h2 id="i-why-synchronous-work-is-irreplaceable" class="heading">I. Why synchronous work is irreplaceable<a href="#i-why-synchronous-work-is-irreplaceable" aria-labelledby="i-why-synchronous-work-is-irreplaceable"> <!-- <i class="fas fa-link anchor"></i> --> <svg class="svg-inline--fa fas fa-link anchor" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true" role="img" viewBox="0 0 640 512"><use href="#fas-link"></use></svg>&nbsp; </a> </h2> <p>An expert diagnosing an outage isn&rsquo;t following a procedure: they eliminate hypotheses at a speed they couldn&rsquo;t even describe themselves. Ask them to write down their method and they&rsquo;ll hand you an impoverished list. That knowledge — the order in which you look at things, what triggers a suspicion — exists only <strong>in action</strong>.</p>