Comment by ChrisMarshallNY

> Software is what’s left over after a group of humans finishes negotiating with each other about what the system should do.

Love that.

I agree, in particular, about the context. That’s where long-retention, experienced, teams pay off.

I managed one of those for decades. When they finally rolled up our department, the engineer with the least seniority, had ten years.

When a team is together for that long, the communication overhead drops to an almost negligible level.

That’s what I find most upsetting about the current culture of mayfly-lifespan employment tenures.

Nowadays, I work mostly alone. I’m highly productive, but my scope is really limited.

I miss being on a good team.