Coronavirus: Managing software development during lockdown
Summary
Research from cloud communications platform Twilio reveals that nearly all (90%) chief technology officers and senior IT decision-makers at UK businesses view the role of software developers as important to compete in their industry during the pandemic. According to the study, based on a Vanson Bourne survey of 400 IT decision-makers in January 2021, there is a widely accepted view that technology can be used strategically to rebuild and reconfigure businesses as they plot a path through the coronavirus crisis. I simply couldn’t sit all day.” Getting the right workflow One contributor to the Computer Weekly Developer Network (CWDN) is Will Blew, a software engineering manager for Linode, which provides cloud hosting and infrastructure tools. Computer Weekly has heard, anecdotally, that at least some software developers miss the creature comforts that come with a funky workplace environment, such as soft seating breakout areas, a pool table, coffee machines and even free pizzas. Also, most of us have had those occasions when we’re on important calls and our kids barge in to tell us something ‘urgent’ – those lighter moments help the team with the strange situation we’re in.” For the people who contributed to the CWDN blog, while online collaboration platforms and video-conferencing tools have a role to play, they do not replace the value of face-to-face meetings.