Re:Ask HN: Organizing company knowledge?
by mbesto on Wednesday April 11, 2018 @01:14PM
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> If anyone can recommend a good way to align incentives here
The motivation is simple, the implementation is more difficult.
People will document things if they feel as though they derive a personal (read -> personal, not party) and immediate benefit from doing so. That's it.
This is why getting motivated to doing unit tests is so difficult. There are many long term and group benefits, but the immediate and personal benefits are limited (especially in relation to the amount of effort).
The motivation is simple, the implementation is more difficult.
People will document things if they feel as though they derive a personal (read -> personal, not party) and immediate benefit from doing so. That's it.
This is why getting motivated to doing unit tests is so difficult. There are many long term and group benefits, but the immediate and personal benefits are limited (especially in relation to the amount of effort).