Software Architect's Handbook

New employee onboarding

It can sometimes be more difficult for a software architect to incorporate a new team member when the person is remote. You have to transfer technical (and business) knowledge to a new team member as well as any other relevant information. This can certainly be accomplished with only online meetings but you have to make sure the new employee has all of the information they need to succeed. Pair programming can sometimes be an effective way of bringing a new technical resource up to speed.

Another method of transferring knowledge to a remote employee is to have them on-site for a small amount of time. It will give them an opportunity to learn from the team directly and they will be able to absorb some of the company's ...