9 Teamwork
When I was young, I loathed teamwork. I could usually complete school assignments faster by working by myself than in a group. I felt that other group members stole my thunder, and I resented having to argue for my way of doing things when I ‘knew’ I was right.
I don’t think that I would have much liked my younger self.
Thinking back on it, I may have self-selected into a vocation that looked promising to a person with limited interest in social interaction. I think I have that in common with quite a few other programmers.
The bad news is that as a software developer, you rarely work alone.
You work in a software development team with other programmers, product owners, managers, operations specialists, designers, etc. This is no different ...
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