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by speed_spread 1601 days ago
Actually writing fresh new code is a one person task if nobody ever sees that code again. If someone has to read that code, it's a team activity. If you have to read someone's code, it's a team activity. Determining what to write, what _not_ to write, how to write it and why, are all team activities, often shared with non programmers. Programming is a very social occupation.