I feel the opposite. Something that can take 30 minutes to do over the phone can be resolved by a quick 2-3 IM or email. The back and forth required to flesh o

I feel the opposite. Something that can take 30 minutes to do over the phone can be resolved by a quick 2-3 IM or email. The back and forth required to flesh out technical requirements and specific details just takes too long to express well in a phone call. Forget pseudocoding. And the small talk? A tedious reminder that solving my technical problem involves providing emotional support to another human who shouldn't need it.