the most effective learning situation is one where a small number of apprentices work alongside an even smaller number of journeyman, who are receiving guidance from a master craftsman
Very interesting article, seems to be an extract of the author's book on rapid sw development from 1996 (sic). Many points (especially #4 e.g.) look quite familiar to me.
Joel on Software is a webpage of a NY sw developer, Joel Spolsky, which also has partially published in print. This page is the archive page with all the articles.
"Relying on CVS and Subversion [...] with access controls limited to the select few committers makes it very difficult for those on the fringes to get more involved."
Joel on SW article, one argument is quite useful regarding the ongoing outsourcing discussion. Anyway, the most funny thing is, that Mozart did NOT write the whole Requiem, only Inroitus and Kyrie, the rest is Eybler and Süßmayr.
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I find it useful to draw a contrast between two different organizational development styles: "process-oriented" and "commitment-oriented" development...