Codbix No.4

Welcome to Issue #4 of The Codbix! This week: Modern work requires attention, Self-healing code is the future of software development and How The world’s biggest batches of food are made.


Modern work requires attention. Constant alerts steal it

When we have multiple demands on our attention, we try multitasking—splitting our spotlight or shifting it rapidly to focus on the many tasks that come our way. The truth is, we’re bad at multitasking. There’s a mental cost to switching tasks, and that cost translates to up to 40% more time to complete the tasks. Small errors of inattention slip in—typos, missed cues, and quickly forgotten details. Even trying to do only two things at once can mean you do both badly.

All these interruptions can lead to greater stress and anxiety. Depending on the task, productivity may not suffer, but interruptions may cause us to work faster, which leads to greater time pressure, frustration, and stress. It takes more effort to complete the same amount of work with interruptions in the mix. In the longer-term, enduring regular interruptions—up to 85 per day—can cause decreased job satisfaction and burnout.

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Self-healing code is the future of software development

Developers love automating solutions to their problems, and with the rise of generative AI, this concept is likely to be applied to both the creation, maintenance, and the improvement of code at an entirely new level.

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Nobody has to lose in work/life balance

One in the history of the world has ever done a better job because they were scared, stressed, or worried about their future; especially in jobs centered around creativity and problem solving like development. If I am able to give them a better sense of control in their life, if they will be able to work better and happier.

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The workers quitting digital nomadism

The article describes the trend of digital nomads, who are workers who travel the world while working remotely, and the benefits and challenges they face.

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How The World’s Biggest Batches Of Food Are Made

From cooking for 100,000 people daily at the Golden Temple in India, to making the world’s biggest torta frita in Argentina. Insider food traveled the globe to uncover the amazing stories behind the world’s biggest batches of food.

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