> But what about this compromise: Skype voice conversation + skype text-chat for showing each other code snippets. I've been using this combination for a few w

> But what about this compromise: Skype voice conversation + skype text-chat for showing each other code snippets. I've been using this combination for a few weeks now, working on a development project with a partner who is ~1000 miles away. Besides voice and text, Skype also has screen sharing. All three parts have become essential to how we work.