Stack Overflow HQ is in NYC, one of the most diverse population centres in the USA and the world.<p>In my daily work at Pivotal Labs, also in NYC, I am embedded in a TDD, pair-all-the-time team. But I also frequently interact with the fully distributed Spring development team via internal Slack channels.<p>I don&#x27;t think one approach strictly dominates the other <i>in general</i>. It&#x27;s contextual. For example: I have ADHD. I have discovered that I actively dislike working alone. Pairing is a <i>godsend</i> for me.<p>Sure, remote pairing is possible. We have one Pivot with around <i>ten thousand hours</i> of remote pairing experience, and others with hundreds to thousands of hours of remote pairing experience. For most cases <i>it is not as good</i> as a single team in a single location and most of our remote pivots spend time in our offices.