Yes, at cost to latency, bandwidth and meeting time (you don’t as easily make 30 second video calls as you nag the person across the monitor).
> conversations about topics tangentially related
Not just that. Conversations about topics that are the responsibility of your colleagues but you still need to understand and challenge.
> communication needs to change when people work remotely
It’s totally possible, but requires a level of written clarity that few programmers can bother. FOSS is fully remote for the most, and it depends on a lot of textual protocols.
The more your job is cut out, the more runway your employer has, the less important you need quick communication.
In any R&D, being present is really beneficial. And office chatter is at the same time insanely annoying. Stand ups that drag into half hours, “let’s break everyone’s flow for a group announcement”, people who wanna smalltalk.
Best of both worlds is a mixture, when the circumstances permit it.
Wearing headphones and avoiding eye contact does wonders — my boss really picks up when I don’t want to talk.
Yes, at cost to latency, bandwidth and meeting time (you don’t as easily make 30 second video calls as you nag the person across the monitor).
> conversations about topics tangentially related
Not just that. Conversations about topics that are the responsibility of your colleagues but you still need to understand and challenge.
> communication needs to change when people work remotely
It’s totally possible, but requires a level of written clarity that few programmers can bother. FOSS is fully remote for the most, and it depends on a lot of textual protocols.
The more your job is cut out, the more runway your employer has, the less important you need quick communication.
In any R&D, being present is really beneficial. And office chatter is at the same time insanely annoying. Stand ups that drag into half hours, “let’s break everyone’s flow for a group announcement”, people who wanna smalltalk.
Best of both worlds is a mixture, when the circumstances permit it.
Wearing headphones and avoiding eye contact does wonders — my boss really picks up when I don’t want to talk.