Pairing at the Recurse Center
This short post is for anyone interested in applying to RC because they’d like to do more pairing, but isn’t sure how they’d actually start once they’re in 1.
“Can I pair with you?” can seem like a daunting and direct thing to ask. Thankfully, RC provides a range of alternatives to the direct approach:
- Subscribing to the pairing bot for random matches with other people looking to pair
- Posting to and reading posts from the Zulip pairing stream
- Giving and attending end of week presentations
- Attending Creative Coding sessions on Thursdays
- Generally being around and talking to people about what they’re up to, and what you’re up to
- Working at the pairing stations in virtual RC
- Post and read check-ins on Zulip
If you're a potential recurser reading this, hopefully you see something that could work for you. If you don't, don't be discouraged. Take it to the people at RC - they're all kind, helpful, and passionate about making RC work for everyone.