Re:Splitting engineering teams into defense and offense
by megunderstood on Tuesday October 15, 2024 @04:38AM
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Sounds like you didn't read the article.
The idea has nothing to do with creating artificial competition and it is actually designed as a form of collaboration.
Some work requires concentration and the defensive team is there to maintain the conditions for this concentration, i.e. prevent the offensive team from getting interrupted.
Re:Splitting engineering teams into defense and offense
by Kinrany on Tuesday October 15, 2024 @08:41AM
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It's a common and pervasive mistake to assume the meaning of a term by association with the words used in the term. Names of terms are at best mnemonics.
The idea has nothing to do with creating artificial competition and it is actually designed as a form of collaboration.
Some work requires concentration and the defensive team is there to maintain the conditions for this concentration, i.e. prevent the offensive team from getting interrupted.