Compatible Opinions on Software

Jay Fields' Thoughts: Compatible Opinions on Software

I'm switching teams this month. I'll be working out of the DRW New York City office in the near future. I've been with my current team for almost 2 years, and I've learned plenty of valuable lessons. I'm not sure if the most valuable take-away centers around Compatible Opinions on Software; however, it's definitely the take-away that seems to remain in the fore-front of my memories. The guys I work with in the DRW CT office are truly talented. Each individual on my team is someone I would consider to be a great software developer. As a result, we don't tend to have discussions on issues that where one answer is clearly right and another is clearly wrong. Instead, we often find ourselves in situations where one or more individuals have differing opinions and a "correct" answer cannot be found. Despite everyone being an excellent developer, several members of the team have i...

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