On: The art of interrupting software engineers

[lazerwalker]

An answer there would likely be smaller teams. For context, when I was at Pivotal (on the consulting side, years ago) a team of 4-5 pairs would be considered quite large.

Also a problem that's solved by the combination of pairing and frequent communication. You don't need full context on anything yourself, as long as the combination of you, your pair, and anyone you can grab within arms reach can fill in the blanks.

[lonelappde → lazerwalker]

We invented books because human memory storage is phenomenally expensive. Why throw them awaym

[JJMcJ → lonelappde]

"The dimmest ink is superior to the brightest memory" - so said Benjamin Franklin or maybe someone else.