Ask HN: In the age of agentic AI, do you still pair program?
What about mob/ensemble programming? I work on a team that used to use mob programming heavily. There would be a driver and a navigator, and then someone taking notes. Other people would be "muses" or observers. Always occurring over Zoom. I always felt like this was a very draining way of programming. Pair programming felt a bit better. Of course, we still get together to discuss architecture or how we want to go about a certain set of work or if we're blocked, but with agents, it just doesn't make sense to get everybody in a call to watch someone else's agent work.
So, in the age of agentic AI, how do these two concepts evolve (or disappear)?
Actually, the concept of multiplayer is key, we believe it's going to help with the next wave of productivity gains.
Check https://www.pleasedontdeploy.com/p/the-case-against-ai-works...