Re: Contributor Summit planning

From: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date: Aug 30, 2018, 03:20 UTC
Message-ID: <20180830032006.GC665@sigill.intra.peff.net>
In-Reply-To: <nycvar.QRO.7.76.6.1808291644430.71@tvgsbejvaqbjf.bet>

On Wed, Aug 29, 2018 at 04:46:29PM +0200, Johannes Schindelin wrote:

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> On Wed, 29 Aug 2018, Jeff King wrote:
> 
> > On Mon, Aug 27, 2018 at 03:34:16PM +0200, Johannes Schindelin wrote:
> > 
> > > 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