# Benefits of Collaboration

DevFeed: [Benefits of Collaboration](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/benefits-of-collaboration-39871.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://mende.io/blog/benefits-of-collaboration/>)

Author: tobi@techunicorn.builders (Tobias Mende)

Published: 2023-11-04T04:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Tobias Mende](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/tobias-mende.md>)

Topics: [Software Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software-engineering.md>), [meetings](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/meetings.md>)

Tags: [asynchronous](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/asynchronous.md>), [code-reviews](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code-reviews.md>), [collaboration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/collaboration.md>), [collaboration-developer-experience-developer-productivity-team-programming-engineering-excellenc](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/collaboration-developer-experience-developer-productivity-team-programming-engineering-excellenc.md>), [communication](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/communication.md>), [meetings](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/meetings.md>), [software-design](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software-design.md>), [teamwork](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/teamwork.md>)

## AI overview

The article argues that collaboration should be the standard way of working for software teams. It describes benefits including on-the-job team building, better decisions, knowledge sharing, improved communication, and more effective problem-solving. It also argues that synchronous collaboration can improve later asynchronous communication.

## Source excerpt

Benefits of Collaboration In my career, I've seen many "teams" that mainly collaborate only when the work gets tough or if someone has been stuck for days. In these cases, teamwork is more of an exception than a regular practice. This approach is backward. Collaboration should be the standard way of working, and we should only choose to work independently for good reasons.