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I'm not going to say you're wrong, but you are making assumptions that don't necessary apply to me. I don't generally do huge whiteboarding sessions with the w
by doctor_eval 5y ago
I'm not going to say you're wrong, but you are making assumptions that don't necessary apply to me.
I don't generally do huge whiteboarding sessions with the whole team. Typically I write detailed technical documentation about what I'm trying to achieve, and how I think it should be done, which I share with the team who are implementing it.
It's typically only when they don't understand something that I jump on the whiteboard. And it's typically the more junior people that don't understand things.
It's not that I love huge, didactic whiteboarding sessions; I don't. What I do enjoy is explaining ideas in small whiteboard sessions with just one or two other people, or with small teams who have specific questions, and I feel that these sessions are much more productive in person than they are remotely.
- marcus_holmes 5y agoI get that, I'm not saying that you might be making the same specific mistake that I did (large whiteboarding sessions). I'm saying you might be making the same generic mistake I did (assuming that because I enjoy something, and no-one is complaining, the whole team enjoys it). And that's purely because when you described it, you sound a lot like I did before I learned that lesson. As you say, I'm making assumptions. If you're sure that you're not making this mistake, I believe you. Well done, you're doing better than I did :)
- doctor_eval 5y agoOh I’d never say I’m sure of anything! In fact your comment did affect me, and I’ll be thinking about it a bit over the next few days. It’s like the old saying, that it’s difficult for us to see ourselves as others do.