Re:Is async for everyone? [slides]
by pdinny on Monday January 24, 2022 @09:55AM
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I was also disappointed by this overly simplistic and cheerful view.
Async communication, like most things, isn't equally well-suited to all scenarios (never mind people).
I worked in a primarily async environment and while I, as an individual, like many aspects of this manner of work it is sometimes a terribly inefficient way to get things done. In some instances a meeting with a handful of people can save you weeks of back and forth on Slack, each time with a bunch of context switching.
Async communication, like most things, isn't equally well-suited to all scenarios (never mind people).
I worked in a primarily async environment and while I, as an individual, like many aspects of this manner of work it is sometimes a terribly inefficient way to get things done. In some instances a meeting with a handful of people can save you weeks of back and forth on Slack, each time with a bunch of context switching.