> If senior engineer X is working on Y and other engineer M has already dealt with Y (unbeknowst to X), it's a great chance for X to say "I'm currently looking

> If senior engineer X is working on Y and other engineer M has already dealt with Y (unbeknowst to X), it's a great chance for X to say "I'm currently looking for a solution to Y" and for M to say "Oh I had to solve that same problem last month!" I personally hate stand-ups. We do get benefit out of them, but I think it also leads to people waiting for the next standup to communicate instead of fostering a culture of communicating more pro-actively. In your example: why wait for a standup? Why not just drop a message in slack saying "working on Y and not sure how to proceed; any ideas?" Personally, I don't see the need for standups as long as the team is open about sharing blockers as they come up instead of waiting for the next standup cycle.