# What is the point of "pair programming" feature in Code.org

**URL:** <https://forum.code.org/t/what-is-the-point-of-pair-programming-feature-in-code-org/37197>\
**Category:** CS Principles\
**Tags:** pair-programming\
**Created:** [November 7, 2022, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/what-is-the-point-of-pair-programming-feature-in-code-org/37197 "2022-11-07T15:31:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![rford](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/cdc98d/32.png) [@rford](https://forum.code.org/u/rford)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2022, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/what-is-the-point-of-pair-programming-feature-in-code-org/37197/1 "2022-11-07T15:31:33Z")

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I feel like I am missing something. If the students can’t see each other’s work/code in “pair programming” what is the point of it? Like is the only reason for it to show the teacher that they worked with someone, and who it was? I obviously get the idea behind pair programming and believe in it. I just wonder about the point of having this feature if it doesn’t do anything for the student.

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**Author:** ![bhatnagars](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.code.org/bhatnagars/32/4919_2.png) [@bhatnagars](https://forum.code.org/u/bhatnagars)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2022, 8:39pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/what-is-the-point-of-pair-programming-feature-in-code-org/37197/2 "2022-11-07T20:39:41Z")

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It kind of forces the students to use one computer. But, yeah but it mainly is for the teacher to know who are working together.

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**Author:** ![mbraxton2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/59ef9b/32.png) [@mbraxton2](https://forum.code.org/u/mbraxton2)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2023, 6:49pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/what-is-the-point-of-pair-programming-feature-in-code-org/37197/3 "2023-01-05T18:49:07Z")

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How do we know they are working together? I don’t see any indication.

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**Author:** ![bhatnagars](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.code.org/bhatnagars/32/4919_2.png) [@bhatnagars](https://forum.code.org/u/bhatnagars)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2023, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/what-is-the-point-of-pair-programming-feature-in-code-org/37197/4 "2023-01-05T19:05:56Z")

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Look at [this](https://support.code.org/hc/en-us/articles/115002122788-How-does-pair-programming-on-Code-org-work-#:~:text=Pair%20programming%20allows%20students%20to,progress%20and%20individual%20student%20progress.) documentation on pair programming. Hopefully, this will help.