Are you blocking a whole bored and standing team to get help from a workmate on an issue that is relevant to you only? I hope not. I think the Agile orthodoxy prescribes that any conversation that lasts more than a few tens of seconds should be saved for after the standup. And it makes sense. However, if you were stuck on something, then you&#x27;ve probably been for some time before the standup. So I guess you had plenty of time to ask that knowledgeable team member before.<p>As for the lone programmers you haven&#x27;t met: lucky you. I seriously believe that in the &quot;agile&quot; companies I&#x27;ve worked in, scrum was actually intended to make people <i>talk</i>, if only once a day and for a few minutes. What was that line? Ah yes: &quot;individuals and interaction over processes and tools&quot;. Good luck.