Knowledge isn't power
Knowledge isn't power, says Xerox... Unless it's shared: "The idea that knowledge is power has been knocked on the head by researchers who claim that high-performing employees are more likely to be ones who proactively share information with their colleagues." Rachel Fielding at vnunet.com.

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From my short experience, as single developer in a small company.
I found enrichinng to help other peers (I do so mainly in newsgroups and mailing lists). It's often interresting when the primary question is concise when readers can seek the point of the poster. the first replies are often a quick first thought and someone else join with some more points, detailing his own experience etc...
On the other hand the most interesting discussions occurs with developers that work on very distinct projects and discuss in real life, that enable to share some global summary on how the things works for such or such part.
Allowing to interract further with more detailed questions.
Finally I find it rewarding to share experience with other
Posted by: Gauthier | August 1, 2003 3:25 PM