Work Together

In most cases, we’ll be one programmer among several, and like rowing a boat, the sum of efforts depends on everyone rowing in the same direction. This is trite and easy to say. In practice, coordinating a programming effort is less like rowing a boat and more like herding cats.

Generally, good programmers are opinionated and strong-willed. If we ask any two programmers to solve a problem, they’ll solve it differently. Yet, the product depends on several (or many) programmers working together and creating a cohesive whole.