We want parallel development: multiple team members working at once without wasting work or blocking each other.

How do we collaborate best?

  • Discuss functions as a team
  • One implementor per function
    • Commit when a function works
    • Consider difficulty when dividing
    • Consider relating functions when dividing
    • Consider difficulty when dividing
  • Divide up only some functions, not all
    • Adjust later
  • Integrate often

Optional reading: The Mythical Man-Month

”Adding manpower to a late software project makes it later.”