22.3 Teamwork
Most professional software is developed by project teams that range in size from two to several hundred people. However, as it is impossible for everyone in a large group to work together on a single problem, large teams are usually split into a number of smaller groups. Each group is responsible for developing part of the overall system. The best size for a software engineering group is 4 to 6 members, and they should never have more than 12 members. When groups are small, communication problems are reduced. Everyone knows everyone else, and the whole group can get around a table for a meeting to discuss the project and the software that they are developing.
Putting together a group that has the right balance of technical skills, ...
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