Additionally, it might slow down the performance. The limit is 5, and if it's reached, PhpStorm will display a popup suggesting to wait. However, there is a limitation on how many participants can actively type together. In this case, participants can quickly change the code and even work on other files of the project at the same time.
You can do simultaneous multi editing of your code with other participants. You can achieve that with the Force Others to Follow You mode. Let's say you need to explain a problem and show your team members different parts of your project. You can have a teacher-students scenario where you have many participants who follow you.
Unlike classic pair-programming where developers share a single screen and a keyboard, you can work independently and achieve the goal faster. You can do pair-programming, in this case you share your IDE with a single participant and either use the Full sync mode, or follow each other and collaborate on different parts of code. You can start a session with one of the following basic scenarios: A Code With Me shared session involves the interaction between a host and one or more guests.
