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Wow this title is really confusing. If "Workers" are read as "employees", then the conclusion is false and depends on the use-case, especially as organizational
by anonytrary 6y ago
Wow this title is really confusing. If "Workers" are read as "employees", then the conclusion is false and depends on the use-case, especially as organizational/communication overhead scales quadratically (N choose 2) and reduces marginal value of every additional worker. It appears the author is talking about background workers processing task queues. This title should be changed to avoid confusing people who don't read articles and only read titles.
- m12k 6y agoI actually thought that was what this was about when I clicked the link. And I actually agree with that result - while the lines of communication grow by n(n - 1) as you add more people, and in general this leads to diminishing returns in productivity when you add more and more people to a project, from personal experience I can say that the communication added by the jump from 1 -> 2 actually helps you clarify your thoughts and goals, and the companionship and social accountability helps you stay motivated and avoid procrastination, leading to a net gain in productivity.