> Back then, me and other old-timers were answering about 4,000 new-hire questions a month. > Then in December, Claude finally got good enough to answer some o

> Back then, me and other old-timers were answering about 4,000 new-hire questions a month. > Then in December, Claude finally got good enough to answer some of those questions for us. > … Six months later, 80% of the questions I'd been being asked had disappeared. Interesting implications for how to train juniors in a remote company, or in general: > We find that sitting near teammates increases coding feedback by 18.3% and improves code quality. Gains are concentrated among less-tenured and younger employees, who are building human capital. However, there is a tradeoff: experienced engineers write less code when sitting near colleagues. https://pallais.scholars.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum5926/files/2025-11/Power%20of%20Proximity%20to%20Coworkers%20November%202025.pdf https://pallais.scholars.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum592...