alt Hacker NewsThat's a false analogy. Product managers, designers, API implementers, kernel developers, etc. all understand what they're building and how that fits into a larger picture.
That's a false analogy. Product managers, designers, API implementers, kernel developers, etc. all understand what they're building and how that fits into a larger picture.
They may know the area they are responsible for, but they don't know all of the details of everything else and just have to trust that other people are doing the right thing and following contracts correctly. It doesn't require anyone to have full global understanding. Having local experts is good enough.