Re:Tacit Knowledge Is Dangerous
by vishnugupta on Tuesday December 12, 2023 @02:27PM
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+1.
This[1] article that was on HN front a few months ago and I could only agree with it.
I've seen teams trying to micro-document their way to inefficiency. Forcing doers to document every darned small thing is the surest way to get them to lose interest. By now I've realised that regardless of documentation it takes around 6 months for a s/w engineer to be fully productive at a new company and start creating value.
This[1] article that was on HN front a few months ago and I could only agree with it.
I've seen teams trying to micro-document their way to inefficiency. Forcing doers to document every darned small thing is the surest way to get them to lose interest. By now I've realised that regardless of documentation it takes around 6 months for a s/w engineer to be fully productive at a new company and start creating value.
[1] https://commoncog.com/tacit-knowledge-is-a-real-thing/