Episode 30: Batching and Sharding tasks.

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How we group our tasks can make a big difference in our efficiency. By batching up requests we can do them with less overhead. This makes our work more schedules, and a domino effect of dependencies get easier: people learn your schedule and plan their work around you. This makes all processes more predictable. Sharding is the process of breaking up a big task into equal-sized fractions done one bit at a time.

Tom also explains "Fit-It days" as a way of motivating an entire team to stop work to catch up on a particular goal.


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