Setting up screen sharing
While some people consider this optional, I really like to also see my pairing partner's screen. It's good that we already set up the IDE and that we can see the remote code, but some activities are done outside the IDE. You sometimes need to use a terminal window, browse through some files in your filesystem, or check an image to add it to your screen. All sorts of things need to be done outside the IDE. And while your pair partner is doing that, you just stay in the dark if you don't see their screen.
We have two categories of screen sharing tools:
- Screen sharing and remote desktop: The first category is screen sharing and remote desktop tools. These are great for seeing your remote pair partner's screen and being able to interact with it. But it uses more bandwidth than the option to share the screen just as video.
Programming on a remote shared desktop for a long time is not an option for me. I just use this to see my pair...