Zen and the Art of Merging Code
Each morning the team gathered to speak of yesterday, today, and blockers. A new developer asked the senior, “Why do we do this every day?” The senior replied, “So that we remember we are not alone.” The developer asked, “But I am blocked by nothing and working on the same thing as yesterday.” The senior […]
At standup, each developer spoke of their work. “I debugged the notification service yesterday,” said one. The senior developer listened, then asked, “When you found the bug, had it been waiting for you, or were you waiting for it?” “I… I don’t know.” “In the moment of discovery, who discovered whom?” Dwelling in the Question […]
