Question

Three students in different locations are collaborating on the development of an application. Which of the following strategies is LEAST likely to facilitate collaboration among the students? Having all three students participate in frequent video chat sessions to discuss ideas about the project and to provide feedback on work done so far Option A,Having all three students participate in frequent video chat sessions to discuss ideas about the project and to provide feedback on work done so far A Having all three students use an online shared folder to contribute and discuss components to be considered for use in the application Option B,Having all three students use an online shared folder to contribute and discuss components to be considered for use in the application B Having all three students write code independently and then having one student combine the code into a program Option C,Having all three students write code independently and then having one student combine the code into a program C Having all three students work in a shared document that each can edit to provide comments on the work in progress

Answer 1

Option C.

Having each student write code independently and then one person combine it is least likely to facilitate collaboration. It creates a single point of failure, reduces ongoing communication and peer review, makes integration and debugging harder (merge conflicts, inconsistent styles/interfaces), and prevents shared ownership. Better approaches: use a shared repo with version control (Git), branch/merge workflows, code reviews, continuous integration, and regular meetings or pair programming.