Chapter 14
Collaborating with Others
IN THIS CHAPTER
Collaborating with people
Differentiating among providers
Learning the basics
Practicing good etiquette
Storing data in the cloud
A strong team can take any crazy vision and turn it into reality.
—JOHN CARMACK, COMPUTER PROGRAMMER AND VIDEO GAME DEVELOPER
A little over 100 years ago one of the most popular songs on the U.S. charts was a little ditty titled, “How Ya Gonna Keep 'em Down on the Farm (After They've Seen Paree?)” by lyricists Joe Young and Sam M. Lewis. It was a World War I hit that became popular after the war ended. The lyrics express concern that soldiers wouldn’t want to return to their families in the United States after having experienced the glamor and culture of Paris.
The concept of that song is still applicable today. Before the pandemic, it wasn’t as common for employees to work remotely. That was a special arrangement to accommodate certain people in specific cases. Back then, remote workers had a bad reputation. ...
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