The world went primarily remote in the height of the pandemic. With things returning to "normal" in a lot of the world, where do you think the software industry will settle in terms of remote work popularity and overall expectations?
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The future of remote work in software development looks very promising. The prevalence of digital tools and collaboration platforms has enabled teams to communicate, collaborate, and develop software from anywhere in the world. This has opened up new opportunities for developers to work from home or other remote locations.
In addition, the ability to work remotely has allowed companies to access a larger talent pool and hire the best developers for their projects regardless of location. This means that employers can now find the right balance between cost-effectiveness and quality when it comes to hiring software developers.
Overall, remote work is here to stay in the software development industry. Companies are increasingly recognizing its benefits and are investing more resources into developing digital tools that enable remote teams to be productive and successful. As more companies embrace this way of working, we can expect even more growth in the future. calculator
Remote work means less stress and higher productivity in my experience. Been working fully remote since 2021 and the only major downside I see is that you might not go out as often to meet people. But in warmer summer months that could change.
I'm a full-time web developer and here's what's helped me at my current job:
Having a weekly 1 hour one-on-one meeting with a more senior developer. This helps me simplify my plan before starting work on a ticket and get resources for existing solutions so I don't need to reinvent the wheel.
Have a weekly 1 hour one-on-one with my boss. This helps me overcome roadblocks and prioritize my most important tasks.
Having a weekly 1 hour meeting with my team to discuss our completed tasks, upcoming work, and roadblocks.
The key is having those one-on-one meetings weekly is EXTREMELY important. It saves me time by using a more efficient plan before coding and figuring out my most important priorities.
I'm been at companies before where my team went weeks without having any meetings which was very, very bad.
I have been working remotely, on and off, since last 20 years. Started to work remotely at the time when the concept was unheard of in my country. These days it is less challenging than before to work remotely. All you need is a good internet connection and some discipline.
In my opinion, the biggest challenge to remote work is how you draw the line between work and non-work. For some, the day extends above and beyond usual office hours as clients or managers assume that since you are at home, you can work as long as required.
Remote work is here to stay, at least in the tech world.
I am seeing many companies doing a hybrid and maybe have a few hours in a week to have engineers in office for like major meetings. But most of the time working remotely
Remote working suits our industry. Live meetings are still the best way for some meetings for some people, so the hybrid approach works better. Stay at home the time you would have spent at your desk, and in-person the time you would have been in a meeting room discussing in front of a whiteboard.
Leaving people to decide when to meet in person makes the hybrid approach even better. The limit of the hybrid system is team members should live a reasonable distance from the office to make the once in a while commute not so bad.
I am in my 40s making friends now is a very different experience from making friends in my 20s at work. I've enjoyed working from home for a decade and with a family it's great. But I loved working in an office and going out to lunch and for drinks with colleagues before I had a family.
The camaraderie you get from grabbing a drink with colleagues and bitching about work can't easily be reproduced remotely.
I am working in IT for almost 10 years now. Last two years have helped to us prove that engineers can deliver their irrespective of where they are.
I hope this will set a standard in firms and they will have more trust on their employees unlike pre-covid era.
I still think that lack of in-person meets with peers will create a gap among colleagues since they will only get acquainted to other engineer, not other person.
I think and hope remote and in-office (optional choices) will go better as future of work.
In our company, almost all employees from around the world work remotely and we do not anticipate changes.
So, here we are. I asked you to imagine a future where software development has become a truly remote job, and the whole world is your office. You don’t have to commute to the office, you don t have to attend meetings or ask permission from your boss. You just wake up in the morning, open your laptop and start working. mamc
Thank you john Nice information
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From Shopify to Alibaba and Google to Ford, companies around the globe have been telling their staff to work from home in a bid to stem the spread of COVID-19. 2020 will probably go down in history as the Year of Remote Working and will leave a lasting impression on the way people live and work for many years to come. Although “virtual” teams have been increasing over the years with companies expanding their presence across geographies, increased telecommuting and shared workspaces, COVID-19 just accelerated this!
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Exactly, i got the answer :)
A few years back, companies that worked remote first/only where an exception. Now it's exactly the other way around.
When I think of the future of remote work, I expect some huge changes, especially regarding geographic & financial factors.
If you can work for a multitude of companies across the world, there's no real reason to pay people based on their (or the company's) location. That's going get interesting regarding salary & CoL in locations like the bay area. Sentences like "This is a typical NY salary" or "For country xyz, 30k$ are a good salary" will vanish slowly. At least I hope so.
If you don't have to go to the office, the only thing that holds you back from going fully "nomadic" (besides family, etc.) is working on sync'd schedules - i.e. within a specific time zone. I think async work will be the next step after remote work as it unlocks so many possibilities.
I agree. I've been working remote since before the pandemic and I don't want ever to go back to working in an office.
In my view, working remotely is very effective, since it minimizes distractions and interruptions and this is very important in software development.
Yes I agree
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