Awesome article
The Friendship That Made Google Huge
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Re: The Friendship That Made Google Huge
#102Serious question - is this an ad? For the company, showing they have a solution to new growth problems which will keep them a growth company?
(custom chip, architected for AI)
And how they solved the problem before with this team?
Re: The Friendship That Made Google Huge
#103Earlier quoted context omitted.
Pivotal Labs has had across-the-board pair programming for years[1]. Although the folks there are undoubtedly talented, I'm fairly certain most aren't at Jeff and Sanjay's level. I don't know why companies don't do it, but it's not cost alone. Here are some of my hypotheses: 1. It seems like it would be more expensive - which might deter companies from thinking about it 2. If you're not already doing it, it's hard to…
I’ve paired a bit before, and #5 is definitely true. I can only handle 2-3 hours of it.
Yeah, based on what I've seen/ heard, pairing should last no more than half the day. It's just too demanding to maintain all day long, like a cognitive sprint.
Re: The Friendship That Made Google Huge
#104I was so delighted by this piece and then I got to the byline - James Somers strikes again! You might know his writing from “You’re Probably Using the Wrong Dictionary” or his amazing article about New York’s subway system told through the lens of the countdown clock: http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/11/why-do... Highly recommend all his work: http://jsomers.net/
seems to be a awesome engineer too.