Are you guys doing TDD? I feel like its overkill?
Aug 24, 2018
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Hi Guys, we use TDD at my campany? So we are testing like if the menu is hidden or shown and if ellipsis are shown or not when text is long which is impossible to test. I feel like thats overkill , I would rather test the functionlity or services. What are your thoughts. Stack Angular TypeScrip Node
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i often need breaks. I'm an ambivert but lean towards extroverted. But it is still socially exhausting working beside someone and talking constantly.
I come home socially exhausted. I have to ask my gf for some quiet time occasionally because I spent all day at work talking. Meeting, coding, socializing. She understands, shes introverted
You have to match schedules with your coworker. Come in when they do. Leave when they do. It's not required but it looks bad when you dont.
Your mistakes are caught a lot quicker. You tend to cover all your bases with your code. You dont miss things as freq as your pair catches it.
You have two code reviews essentially. One while pairing. One during the PR from another pair.
Your team always has an even number of engineers lol.
Things take longer to get developed. If you are a fast worker, it's hard if another developer isnt catching on.
You have to talk the other employee through your steps. Always.
It makes work fun when youre pairing with someone you click with and develop at the same pace. Youre more productive then too even. It makes work suck when you pair with someone who isnt like you at all. Even if you like them, you just have diff coding styles.
You have to like the person youre pairing with. On top of that, that have to have similar coding styles and level of experience. When I was a fresh grad, experienced contractors got really frustrated pairing with me since I didnt know as much fresh out of college. Other employees on my team were cool about it.
My company doesnt always do pairing. But my team is religious about it. I love when I dont have to pair and can prove my coding ability without being attached.
I have a little over 1 YOE. So still pretty fresh. Pairing helped me learn a lot more out of college, when paired with the right people. But if youre paired with someone who is experienced, hates teaching, and doesnt care for pairing... they just kinda force their way into driving and you dont learn or do much.