THE FRIENDSHIP THAT MADE GOOGLE HUGE

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Jeff Dean and Sanjay Ghemawat changed the course of Google by optimizing the computing power the company needed through software. This article discusses their relationship, highlighting how pair programming can help drive better results. Studies of close creative groups find that the best insights emerge when groups collaborate and respond to one another in pairs. The pair's roles have now diverged, but they are still working together on some projects.