It depends entirely upon the team. When I was writing JavaScript for a living I preferred to go solo but in absolutely every other work experience I preferred t

It depends entirely upon the team. When I was writing JavaScript for a living I preferred to go solo but in absolutely every other work experience I preferred to be part of a team. There was too much insecurity in corporate JavaScript about writing original logic, so being a team player meant doing the same stupid color by numbers nonsense as other people on the team and keeping your mouth shut.