Reading 07

Explaining REST to my brother

• Protocols (HTTP/S) define what the communication type is for a request
• redirect is a computer telling another computer to go talk to another computer (client asks a site for a link and then gets sent to the new 3rd party site)
• a URL is a 'noun' (place or name) and API is a verb (CRUD are universal)
• you need unique verbs for specific nouns but with API you can make those as needed

google tried to make the perfect team

• trying to have a 'perfect' study group caused conflict as people were more focused on 'themselves' than 'the group'
• being able to propose ideas, even bad ones, without recrimination helped create better ideas overall
• teams can innovate faster, find mistakes quickly, and get better solutions. also with better results and job satisfaction
• hands-off managing is beneficial and good communication is key
• many 'conventional wisdom' ideas about teams were unfounded and no one knew if they were actually true
• no strong patterns were found in team makeups that could help determine success
• "treating teammates well" is huge indication of success going forward
• 'equality in distributino of conversational turn-taking' was a huge metric of success
• high 'average social sensitivity' to know what other's meant/felt based on tone of voice
• if team members feel it's a safe space for interpersonal risk-taking, everyone does better and is happier

Reference

docs for superAgent