## Metadata * URL: [https://amontalenti.com/2015/12/14/async-pairing](https://amontalenti.com/2015/12/14/async-pairing) * Published Date: 2015-12-14 * Author: [[andrew-montalenti|Andrew Montalenti]] ## Highlights * Maybe pair programming is not so much about a performance-enhancing technique, as much as it is a mechanism to create some time for the other person to focus on design/composition. That’s certainly an interesting thought. * Though the stated purpose of TDD is to make more robust, bug-free code, I think the true purpose is to “create time for tests, which is often scheduled last and thus not at all”. * On my team, we create plenty of time for design. Indeed, the whole async way of working is specifically about creating that kind of breathing room, while also creating time for focused performance in a state of flow. * The workflow