I suggested, given that I was new to Java, that I work hands-on the keyboard and my colleague watch me to ensure I was doing OK. We wrote some code, which gave us ideas about the design, which took us back to the code, which helped refine the design, etc., all the while discussing what we were doing.
Light Bulb Moments
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My light bulb moment came years later...
(We) had an 8 month window for work that, in the Gantt chart, showed to be 2+ years.
I started reading about agile like crazy... actually started with Sanjiv Augustine's book and Mary Poppendieck's book on Lean.