Wrapping Up
In this chapter, we talked about how to build a team. We looked at techniques to train existing staff or hire new developers. Many companies will need to know how to do both to have a successful adoption experience.
The chapter began by walking through how our companies initially ramped up with Elixir. When we trained our developers, we started by choosing a small part of the application and put together a small team of potential leaders to do that work. We used techniques like pairing and code reviews to quickly ramp them up. After our initial prototype, we had a finished application, a win for the business advocates, and a small and growing list of assets in new leaders and code.
When we had to hire new developers, we sometimes ...
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