Pair Programming with Code With Me

Traditional pair programming had drawbacks such as productivity loss and emotional labor arising from the process of switching roles. To solve this, instead of fixing the driver and navigator roles, a new collaboration method was introduced in which two developers simultaneously design and write code while reviewing it in real time.

Using JetBrains' Code With Me allows each developer to keep their own IDE environment and plugins while still sharing a single workspace. This provides the following benefits.

• Real-time problem solving: When adopting a new tech stack (Spring Boot, MongoDB Atlas Search), experiences are shared immediately with each other, shortening the learning curve.
• Improved focus on work: By developing and taking breaks together during a set pairing time, unnecessary time waste is reduced.
• Teamwork and productivity: Coding styles are aligned in real time with each other, and writing test code in parallel enables consistent development.
• Immediate code review: Before pushing code to the repository, errors are caught in real time and design intent is quickly grasped.

However, technical instability in Code With Me, such as Korean input issues, intermittent crashes, and restricted file manipulation permissions, remains a challenge that needs improvement.