2020 State of the Octoverse: Finding Balance Between Work and Play
It addresses the problem of work-life balance for developers and tech professionals, but appears incremental as it describes a general trend without novel findings.
The paper examines how the shift to remote work during COVID-19 has impacted software development routines and the balance between personal and professional lives, but does not provide specific results or numbers.
Over the past year, many developers and other technology professionals have transitioned to a remote-first world, as COVID-19 pressed organizations to support working from home whenever possible. This shift quickly changed the routines and environments where we work and learn, redrawing the lines between personal and professional lives. How does this affect the ways we develop and deliver software, both at work and in our open source projects?