Conversation

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Part of The Inner Chapters Unbook.

Originally part of podcast episode number thirty-two.

Dedicated audio available from Podiobooks.

Original Notes

• Anecdote, talking through connection pool exhaustion
  • Assumed panels could not re-enter server
  • Convinced that it could happen
  • Validated test results
  • Led to a simple solution
• Different modes of thought
  • Alone
    • Visual, verbal
    • Visual, image
    • Conceptual
  • Collaborative
    • Spoken, verbal
    • Shared visual - white boarding
  • Different modes sometimes help expose blind spots
  • Value of sounding board
• Expert within ear shot
  • One way communication
  • Can also be a pitfall
    • Too easy to get an answer
    • Reduce tendency to figure it out on your own
• Intangible benefits
  • Team cohesion
  • Enhances humility
  • Validate and verify before committing to a specification

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