This is a good point. I imagine in a more cross-functional team this would become more important. My current team is essentially front-end only and it's rare t

This is a good point. I imagine in a more cross-functional team this would become more important. My current team is essentially front-end only and it's rare that we divide work up such that one person is waiting on another in the same team. If that's a possibility, we tend to pair instead.