All remote work is a first step in a revolution that will double the GDP of the world. In the thread below I'll describe how all remote education, connectivity, city safety, city density, and city services can unlock the rest. @SpaceX @LambdaSchool and @2xgdp are working on this.

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@SpaceX @LambdaSchool @2xgdp If people are free to migrate to areas of opportunity we can double the GDP of the world copenhagenconsensus.com/sites/default/… People living in areas of opportunity have grown sceptical of physical migration but remote offers the opportunity to move without leaving your country.

Server runtimes come in many different types, enabling team collaboration and ready-to-use development environments in the cloud. They are gaining usage quickly and there is a cambrian explosion of new ones. A summary of each of the 67 server runtimes is in this 🧵 Visual Studio @code runs in your browser in @GitHub codespaces. This is the successor of Visual Studio Codespaces. docs.github.com/en/codespaces/…

Below is a thread about the 10 stages of remote work. Working remotely is not a binary yes/no decision but something that you can measure on a gradation scale all the way from no remote to strictly remote. 1. No remote is the default for some industries that have to be on site. For example medical care, manufacturing, construction, and many services industries.

Below is a thread about the future of remote work after the COVID-19 pandemic is over. I predict that remote will go through a trough of sorrow due to hybrid not working out, and most companies will return to being office based. But many all remote companies will see success. The great news of this week is that from now on remote work will be allowed at Twitter, Square, Facebook and Shopify. But that doesn't mean that they will close their headquarters or other offices. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

When working remote it is important to formalize informal communication. Explicitly plan time to create, build, and maintain social connections and trust. In our handbook we list 15 methods about.gitlab.com/company/cultur… which I'll summarize in this thread. 1. Speedy meetings of 25 minutes instead of 30 not only give you time to recover between calls but also allow people to join before meetings start for some banter.