Re:Our company’s remote work system failed
by nl on Wednesday February 15, 2017 @09:58AM
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However, those times are rare and 98% of a remote team's communication needs are best done in text only asynchronous mode.
I'm unconvinced.
I'm far from an advocate for pair-programming, but nevertheless I have seen how well it can work. It seems to me that that "shared brain" deep and rapid communication is extremely synchronous.
I wouldn't argue that it is required 98% of the time, but I also think that it being unnecessary 98% of the time is a exaggeration (if we measure based on the team's overall output somehow. Measuring it is of course impossible, but as a though experiment..)
I'm unconvinced.
I'm far from an advocate for pair-programming, but nevertheless I have seen how well it can work. It seems to me that that "shared brain" deep and rapid communication is extremely synchronous.
I wouldn't argue that it is required 98% of the time, but I also think that it being unnecessary 98% of the time is a exaggeration (if we measure based on the team's overall output somehow. Measuring it is of course impossible, but as a though experiment..)