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Adam Davis

In my first software job, I had weekly progress meeting where I had to demo the new improvements to management or clients.

While this motivated me to work hard and have something to show for my work, it made it really tempting to accrue technical debt, especially on the backend.

At another job, leadership was strongly opposed to regularly scheduled meetings, insisting they were a waste of time. While this may have been true for them, it made it more difficult as a new employee to seek help and understand what other people were working on and how my tasks fit into the bigger picture.

At my current job, I have daily standups where I report my progress and any blockers. It's a quick meeting (usually under 15 minutes) and seems to strike a good balance. Gives me a daily deadline of feeling like I need to have something to report, but doesn't have the added pressure of giving a demo.

What has your experience been like?