Coding assistants are slow. So we multitask
Obviously they are extremely fast in comparison to the best human programmers, but they are still too slow to be our one-to-one enhanced pair programmer. Our current solution is multi-instances, toggling between tasks. However, Multitasking is known to be a poor method, with low productivity and causing harm as it increases cognitive load, stress and fatigue levels.
I am sure that this is temporary and we will soon have coding assistants fast enough for deep focus on single tasks. What do you think?