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Re:Not Just Any Old Geek by narag on Wednesday September 28, 2016 @06:27AM (#12596605)
A [decently managed] team of 5 will always outproduce you.

I wouldn't be so sure. It depends on the problem you're solving. Of course for routine work it would be like that.

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Re:Not Just Any Old Geek by chrisbennet on Wednesday September 28, 2016 @07:47AM (#12596937)
And this ^^^ is what experience sounds like.

A team is certainly the right tool for some situations but often the toughest routes require a single very very good climber.

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Re:Not Just Any Old Geek by Swizec on Wednesday September 28, 2016 @02:22PM (#12599993)
By definition most work is routine.

And yes, for phd-level (or almost) research work into new territories, one person teams are best.

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