Pontifications

"Finally, there is rotating decomposition: everyone does one task for a few weeks, then a different task for the new few, and so on. This is initially less productive in absolute terms than either of the preceding strategies, since the team has to pay for ramp-up several times over. In the long term, though, it outperforms the alternatives: it is more robust (having a team member drop out is less harmful), and if everyone on the team is familiar with every aspect of the software, they can all contribute to design and debugging sessions."<— Read the whole thing: Greg Wilson: Allocating Responsibilities