In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan discuss the first half of Team Topologies by Matthew Skelton and Manuel Pais. Join them as they discuss the four main types of teams, what teams they've worked on in the past, remote work, and more!
-- Books Mentioned in this Episode --
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Team Topologies by Matthew Skelton and Manuel Pais
https://amzn.to/4kgfH3F (paid link)
Hypermedia Systems by Carson Gross, Adam Stepinski, and Deniz Akşimşek
https://amzn.to/4aDjFyD (Paid Link)
The Unicorn Project: A Novel about Developers, Digital Disruption, and Thriving in the Age of Data by Gene Kim
https://amzn.to/411MJeP (Paid Link)
Remote: Office Not Required by Heinemeler (DHH) and Jason Fried
https://amzn.to/3X3inHC (Paid Link)
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00:00 Intro
01:10 About the Book
03:26 General Thoughts
07:21 Conway's Law and the Inverse Conway Maneuver
14:57 Four types of ideal teams (steam-aligned, enabling, complicated subsystem, platform)
37:48 Off Topic: How to fix the H1B Visa Program
41:31 Hi-Trust, Two-Pizza teams, Dunbar's Number, and Why small teams are better.
51:19 Team First, Boundaries and the Complexity With In-Person and Remote Work
01:06:16 Final Thoughts
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