Recent history has shown us how easy remote work can be, especially in the IT industry. According to a study published by the ifo Institute in March 2023, 3 out of 4 IT employees in Germany work from their own homes. This fact is not surprising, especially when you consider the advantages that everybody can benefit from. But… What are the practices that bring efficiency in IT remote working?
VON Consulting Tech Division, an IT service provider company operating in US, Germany, SEE (3 locations in Romania) and UAE, gives us some pointers on how to do it smoothly.
It’s not a cliché – organization is the key!
One of the secrets to productivity is delimiting your workspace. In other words, even if you are tempted to do your tasks from the sofa, it is recommended to set up a special area. Thus, you won’t feel sleepy when you start work just because you’re in the bedroom, and you won’t feel stressed when you try to fall asleep because you’ve been working there all day.
It is also necessary to clearly establish the working schedule with the employing company. If you’re part of a large team, with members spread across the globe, time zone differences can cause problems. So let everyone know when you’re available, and ask the same of the people you run projects with.
When it comes to transparency and performance, you can turn to numerous task monitoring applications, especially since there are so many options. Among the most popular lately are ClickUp, Todoist, TickTick, nTask and ProofHub.
In addition, another aspect that you should not neglect is keeping in touch with your colleagues. Whether it’s online meetings or texting, there are a variety of platforms to help you communicate. Keep in mind that socialization and constant feedback positively impact your results.
IT remote working – why should you choose it?
First, you optimize time and costs. You no longer have to commute to the office and get stuck in rush hour traffic. In addition, you have flexibility, you can complete tasks in a pleasant and friendly environment, but equipped with all the necessary technology. Not to mention the fact that you have access to reputable companies, which could significantly support your career development.
Of course, there are advantages not only for employees, but also for employers when it comes to IT remote working. They no longer have to waste resources on renting office buildings, and more than that, they will enjoy more productive employees. According to a study conducted by Owl Labs in France, Germany, Netherlands, UK and the Nordic countries, 32% of managers say they have noticed an increase in the productivity of employees who work remotely.
A universe of opportunities
If you have a reluctance to work from home, we assure you that your talent and training can be redeemed remotely as well!
The best part is that there are so many options, so you can find what you want for sure. Whether it’s Cloud Solutions Architect, Database Administrator, DevOps Engineer, Quality Assurance Analyst, or… none of them, take advantage of this universe of remote job opening opportunities!
Enjoy your desired IT job
VON Consulting Tech Division has 20 years’ expertise in helping IT businesses grow and we went down this path because our clients requested it! We’re professionals and innovators, where there isn’t a way, we build one, we monetize quality first and foremost and value commitment.
VON Consulting technical consultancy division delivers hardware design and verification, as well as embedded software development services, application implementation and testing in telecommunications. Our clients are mainly active in networking and semiconductors industries and all are top tier in their fields.
A company like ours is in the position in which we can counsel not only IT talents looking for new opportunities, but also companies who are questioning whether or not outsourcing their next IT project might be the right move to make.
VON Consulting Tech Division can give your company the most agile, cost-effective and top-quality services on the market. We talk, we listen, we deliver results.
See more on www.vonconsulting.net and let’s work together!
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US tech talents might look upon this title with a frown. Especially as Meta just announced it would lay off another 10,000 employees. So where is the us tech sector headed? It’s a topsy turvy period, that’s for sure. However, even with instability in the market, the demand for tech workers does not appear to be going anywhere. And neither is the industry’s professionals’ high compensation trademark.
Tech is still in full demand – yes, you read that right!
Tech roles offer higher pay than other industry jobs, workplace flexibility, including towards hybrid and full remote work. According to a Computer World analysis, these are the foundational needs for tech talents in the US in 2023.
Aside from laid off professionals, there’s another phenomenon to consider. This is the conversion of passive candidates to active job seekers. These workers may now fear further layoffs, pushing them to look for work at more stable companies.
In these times of reshuffling, tech workers who are on the market are looking for respect, quality managers, people management, and employer recognition. Equally important, they will pay more attention to an organization’s growth rate, market position, and stability (how recession-proof it is).
In fact, at the end of January 2023, there were about 200,000 open tech positions in the US, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data, research firms, and tech industry associations such as CompTIA.
The most coveted US tech sector jobs
According to a report from Indeed.com, the top three jobs in the US IT & tech industry in Q1/2023 were full stack developer, data engineer, and cloud engineer. Those positions saw a more-than-50% uptick in the number of listings added over the year; in fact, data engineer saw an 80% increase in openings compared to a year ago.
Vivien Untaru, VON Consulting Tech Division CEO, an IT service provider company operating in US, Germany, SEE (3 locations in Romania) and UAE comments: “Some IT & tech hiring mammoths are now course correcting their trajectories when it comes to personnel. So now it is the time for other companies to pitch prime talent. On the other hand, the high demand for technical skills both in and outside of the tech industry is also a big sign for employers. There’s a lot more scrutiny of where opportunities exist and how they should be handled by employers. The shortage of tech personnel is actually encouraging more and more companies to resort to outsourcing. Currently, we’re seeing high demand in cloud, security, analytics, and automation, all of which call for application development skills”.
If you’re an IT professional looking for new opportunities in the US tech sector
Analyze the long-term prospects, as well as staff retention. Do your research, try to collect peer reviews.
You need to combine job role analysis with company ethos, different career trajectories and packages. Does this sound like a handful? Maybe we can help. By working with a recruitment specialist, you get access to all the information that you need to make an informed choice for a US tech sector opening.
If you’re a company in need of IT talent
VON Consulting Tech Division has 20 years’ expertise in helping IT businesses grow and we went down this path because our clients requested it! We’re professionals and innovators, where there isn’t a way, we build one, we monetize quality first and foremost and value commitment.
VON Consulting technical consultancy division delivers hardware design and verification, as well as embedded software development services, application implementation and testing in telecommunications. Our clients are mainly active in networking and semiconductors industries and all are top tier in their fields.
A company like ours is in the position in which we can counsel not only IT talents looking for new opportunities, but also companies who are questioning whether or not outsourcing their next IT project might be the right move to make.
VON Consulting Tech Division can give your company the most agile, cost-effective and top-quality services on the market. We talk, we listen, we deliver results.
See more on www.vonconsulting.net and let’s work together!
You might also find interesting: The job market will still favor developers in 2023
Where does the job market for developers stand in 2023? It’s a question on everyone’s lips. After the whirlwind in hiring and personnel expansion brought on by the pandemic, 2023 seems like a giant plot of infertile soil. This plot is placed now in the middle of what, a mere months ago, the tech world would have called the promised fertile land.
The first days of the year began with a resounding bang. Not necessarily in cheery accords. Almost all major tech companies announced they had started or would begin laying off staff. Or pausing hiring. This naturally left many IT professionals puzzled and wondering if their jobs can be considered ‘safe’ in the current climate.
Despite the headwinds and the mass layoffs from major tech firms like Alphabet, Meta, Amazon, Oracle, Dell, Twitter, Zoom, Salesforce and so many others – there remains demand. These companies have announced cutbacks on their personnel schemes, but they still have between 400 and even 4.000 open positions worldwide. This is a status at the end of January 2023, based on open positions communicated on LinkedIn.
Vivien Untaru, VON Consulting Tech Division CEO, an IT service provider company operating in Germany, US, SEE and UAE also comments: “The entire tech world has been rocked by the news of company restructurings going on worldwide. But we see in all the countries where we operate that the demand for developers is still active – albeit at a significantly slower rate than in previous years. Developers will no doubt preserve a good position to weather the economic storm”.
If you’re an IT professional: Getting the best job in the current job market for developers
Make sure not to be lured by what may seem too good to be true – bright lights, big salaries, great employment packages, especially under the current circumstances. Look into the long-term prospects, as well as an organization’s staff retention. Also make sure you do your research, try to collect peer reviews about working in a particular company.
Most importantly, in a time when employers are open to remote working, seek global job opportunities. Analyzing the different roles available, comparing company ethos, career trajectories and packages can be a handful even for the most proficient data scientist. Don’t make rash decisions, or accept the first offer that comes your way. By working with a recruitment specialist, you can help yourself to get access to all the information that you need to make an informed choice. Whether you decide to go it alone or consult a tech recruitment agency, take your time. And do your research!
If you’re a company in need of IT outsourcing: Getting the best consultants
It may seem presumptuous, but it’s the truth. We live in a world in which everything is software. Modern devices, from PCs, smartphones, tablets and navigation systems, are all connected to the software services industry. Do you have ongoing tech projects? In the current economic climate, you might be better off outsourcing one. Take this into consideration: VON Consulting Tech Division has 10 years’ expertise in helping IT businesses grow. We went down this path because our clients requested it! We’re professionals and innovators. Where there isn’t a way, we build one, we monetize quality first and foremost and value commitment.
VON Consulting technical consultancy division delivers hardware design and verification, as well as embedded software development services, application implementation and testing in telecommunications. Our clients are mainly active in networking and semiconductors industries and all are top tier in their fields.
A company like ours is in the position in which we can counsel IT talents looking for new opportunities. And also companies who are questioning whether or not outsourcing their next IT project might be the right move to make. VON Consulting Tech Division can give your company the most agile, cost-effective and top-quality services on the market. We talk, we listen, we deliver results.
Let’s work together!
Is Codex a future addition for professional programmers or a threat?
According to veteran programmers who tested it, the artificial intelligence technology that can generate programs in 12 different coding languages will not replace humans.
What is Codex?
Codex is an AI system that can translate natural language to programming code. It was developed by OpenAI, one of the world’s most ambitious research labs.
About 4 years ago, researchers at labs like OpenAI started designing neural networks that analyzed enormous amounts of prose. By pinpointing patterns in all that text, the networks learned to predict the next word in a sequence. The researchers also observed that the system they built could even write its own computer programs, short and simple in the beginning, learning to do so from an untold number of programs posted to the internet.
Is Codex a threat to programmers?
Professional programmers, such as Tom Smith or Ania Kubow, tested the technology, searching for the answer to this very question. Their findings? After several weeks working with this new technology, Smith believes it poses no threat to professional coders. In fact, like many other experts, he sees it as a tool that will end up boosting human productivity. It may even help a whole new generation of people learn the art of computers, by showing them how to write simple pieces of code, almost like a personal tutor.
“This is a tool that can make a coder’s life a lot easier,” Smith said.
Codex can generate programs in 12 computer languages and even translate between them. But it often makes mistakes, and though its skills are impressive, it cannot reason like a human. It can recognize or mimic what it has seen in the past, but it is not nimble enough to think on its own. So it looks like Codex extends what a machine can do, but it is another indication that the technology works best with humans at the controls.
“AI is not playing out like anyone expected,” said Greg Brockman, chief technology officer of OpenAI. “It felt like it was going to do this job and that job, and everyone was trying to figure out which one would go first. Instead, it is replacing no jobs. But it is taking away the drudge work from all of them at once.”
For more details on the topic: https://medium.com/the-new-york-times/ai-can-now-write-its-own-computer-code-thats-good-news-for-humans-661fe86b85af
The world is dealing with an IT crisis and it’s no secret about it – the semiconductor crisis.
Semiconductors act as the brains that power our technological devices. These chips, now smaller than a stamp and thinner than a piece of hair, have revolutionized the modern world. Innovation in the field has led to smarter, faster, and smaller technology (think pacemakers, smartphones, solar energy, self-driving cars, laptops, airplanes, just about everything you use). They’re also the second largest export in the U.S. and are responsible for 2 million American jobs.
The recent shortage of semiconductors sent American companies, as well as companies around the world, who usually rely on a lean inventory of the chips, into crisis.
US companies like GM and Ford have announced that they’re temporarily shutting down plants because of a semiconductor shortage. This led authorities to assess the semiconductor manufacturing capacities stateside, especially as the United States are relying on semiconductor as the building blocks of their digital economy. And right now, they don’t seem to be producing enough.
In the US, in February 2021, President Joe Biden issued an executive order to review America’s industrial supply chain, partially to assess why there was a shortage of production in the United States (microchips included). Federal authorities are considering more R&D measures to bring the whole supply chain home.
This is because U.S. semiconductors accounted for half of all global sales, or about $193 billion, in 2020. But only 12% of those chips are actually manufactured in the U.S. So while the U.S. still leads in design, supply-chain issues have become a problem and gives China, for example, a lot of leverage over the U.S.
With the start of the COVD-19 pandemic at the early stages of 2020, the supply chains for consumer electronics were under enormous pressure: people around the world had to find new ways to work and play.
The car industry was forced to shut down factories during lockdown which led to cancelled chip orders. But what they did not take into account, when forecasting a lower demand for the rest of the year due to the pandemic, was the faster-than-anticipated bounce back. This sent semiconductor supply chains into a downward spiral, creating a shortfall in the tiny electronics across a wide swathe of industries.
While car companies like General Motors, Ford Motor and Volkswagen were forced to temporarily shut down production lines and thus cancelling the chip orders, chip foundries like Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp (TSMC) reassigned their production capacity for the remainder of 2020 to companies making smartphones, laptops and gaming devices, which were experiencing a surge in demand during the lockdowns. But when car sales increased in the third quarter, chip factories could not meet the high demands and could not respond fast enough.
What was the consequence?
Other industries, especially IT and telecom, experienced a spike in sales due to pandemic’s “stay at home” effect but were facing the same challenge: they found themselves unable to secure adequate supplies to meet the increased demand.
Apple reported, for instance, that the shortage in semiconductors will incur a cost of US$3 billion to US$4 billion in its financial third quarter to June, with the biggest impact felt on Mac and iPad products. Midea Group, the world’s largest maker of white goods like refrigerators, washing machines and air conditioners, said the prices of chips used for home appliances are set to increase as the global shortfall persists.
Xiaomi Corp recently increased the prices on some of its TV models, citing higher prices in key components, while Samsung Electronics and Sony have also raised prices on a range of products.
How long will this crisis last?
As Taiwanese semiconductor companies have boosted production in China, it seems like the semiconductor shortage that has gripped the world could last well into 2022. Intel, the semiconductor giant, on the other hand, warned on July 23 that the shortages can extend into 2023.
You can read more about the topic here:
https://www.trtworld.com/business/global-chip-shortage-to-hit-smartphone-market-next-48649
https://fortune.com/2021/07/16/biden-administration-sounds-the-alarm-on-the-semiconductor-crisis/
What comes next after Kubernetes in app-infrastructure?
Jonas Bonér, CTO and co-founder at Lightbend, said, there is a huge gap between the infrastructure and building a full application. This means that, in the near future, they will need to add more tools in the toolbox and to extend the infrastructure model of isolation into the app itself, creating a powerful, yet simple, programming model.
But when a technology has reached a certain level of trust, it’s well-understood and easily managed, you can say that it is ”boring”, thus paying it the best compliment there is. Kubernetes has become just that: it is a standard cloud-enabling plumbing that ”works.”
Tesla, for example, relies on “digital twin” capabilities that power its electric grid, capabilities made possible by the combination of Akka and Kubernetes. Colin Breck, a Tesla engineer, says ”The majority of our microservices run in Kubernetes, and the pairing of Akka and Kubernetes is really fantastic”.
What are the unsolved areas on the cloud-native stack, that are evolving above Kubernetes? According to Boner, there are three: application layer composition, stateful use cases, and data-in-motion use cases.
Stateful use cases
Most of the cloud ecosystem is mainly tackling so-called 12-factor style applications. In the cloud, you’re forced back to the three-layer architecture of pushing everything down into the database every time. This happens unless you have a good model and the tools supporting it.
“The value is nowadays often in the data, and it’s often in the stateful use cases that most of the business value lies — making sure you can access that data fast, while ensuring correctness, consistency, and availability.” Boner says.
Data-in-motion use cases
The Kubernetes ecosystem doesn’t yet offer great support for streaming and event-based use-cases.
“Serverless gets us closer to addressing the problem of extending the model of Kubernetes into the application itself. That’s what it’s all about. Abstracting away as much as possible, and moving to a declarative model of configuration rather than coding, where you define what you should do and not how you do it.” said Boner.
Application layer composition
“People too often use old tools, habits, and patterns, often originating from the traditional (monolithic three-tier) designs that inhibit and constrain the cloud model delivered by Kubernetes,” Bonér says. So what needs to be done is to extend the model of containers, service meshes, and orchestration all the way up to the application/business logic. This way, we will leave the developer with the essence: the business logic and its workflow.
All in all, ss the cloud-native stack continues to evolve above the Kubernetes infrastructure level, it will be interesting to see how these concepts play out to serve specific language developers.
Read more on the topic here: https://www.infoworld.com/article/3567648/what-comes-after-kubernetes.html
In 2021 it seems we’ve had 2 constants: the world living with the coronavirus pandemic and a steady flow of tech acquisitions.
Global tech merger & acquisitions deals last year totaled $634 billion, a 91.8% year-over-year increase, according to GlobalData. And some of the big deals were the $35 billion acquisition of Xilinx by Advanced Micro Devices and Salesforce’s $27.7 billion acquisition of Slack.
But they’re not the only ones worth looking at. We’ve selected some other tech acquisitions that took place this year which will most likely reshape de tech environment as we know it.
IBM delves into observability for customers
IBM announced the acquisition of Turbonomic at the end of April.
Turbonomic specializes in Application Resource Management (ARM) and Network Performance Management (NPM) software. Turbonomic uses machine learning to spot application performance issues and optimize underlying resources. This applies to containers, VMs, servers, storage, networks, and databases.
This acquisitions will help IBM offer a greater range of AIOps and observability options for customers. This will happen particularly through its IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps.
Microsoft boosts its upstream open-source contributions
Microsoft made a move to boost its capabilities in the Kubernetes space with the acquisition of German firm Kinvolk. This also took place in late April.
Founded in 2015, Kinvolk has been building enterprise-grade tools to help developers adopt cloud-native technologies. These technologies are Kubernetes, Flatcar Container Linux, as well as the Lokomotive and Inspektor Gadget projects.
Microsoft expects to integrate the Kinvolk team and technology into the team responsible for its managed Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). This will boost Microsoft’s upstream open-source contributions.
UiPath takes step forward for its enterprise-ready platform
On March 23rd, RPA vendor UiPath made an addition of its own, picking up the Denver, CO-based firm Cloud Elements.
Cloud Elements specializes in API integration, similar to Mulesoft and Apigee, which are now part of Salesforce and Google, respectively.
For UiPath, a Romanian-born start-up, this capability could allow customers to better link processes that span various enterprise systems to build more effective automations.
SAP digs deeper into cloud-native enterprise intelligence
German software firm SAP announced it’s acquiring fellow German firm Signavio, which specializes in cloud-native enterprise business intelligence for processes and management, in late January.
This acquisition will add Signavio-designed solutions to the bundle of existing SAP software and services aimed at offering customers “business transformation-as-a-service”.
SAP will aim to use Signavio’s expertise around business process intelligence to help more customers optimize these processes as they become more digital.
Qualcomm strengthens semiconductors market position
No doubt about it: 2020 brought a burst in semiconductors consolidation. So hot on the heels of this phenomenon, Qualcomm announced it was acquiring Nuvia in early January. This 2021 tech acquisition led the way to the upcoming M&A operations of the year.
Nuvia was founded by a team of Apple engineers and makes high-performance CPU chips.
Together, the two companies will be positioned to deliver a new class of products and experiences for the 5G era.
You might also find interesting: RPA usage in SMEs, on the rise in Eastern Europe
In 2021 it seems we’ve had 2 constants: the world living with the coronavirus pandemic and a steady flow of tech acquisitions.
Global tech merger & acquisitions deals last year totaled $634 billion, a 91.8% year-over-year increase, according to GlobalData. And some of the big deals were the $35 billion acquisition of Xilinx by Advanced Micro Devices and Salesforce’s $27.7 billion acquisition of Slack.
But they’re not the only ones worth looking at. We’ve selected some other tech acquisitions that took place this year which will most likely reshape de tech environment as we know it.
IBM delves into observability for customers
IBM announced the acquisition of Turbonomic at the end of April.
Turbonomic specializes in Application Resource Management (ARM) and Network Performance Management (NPM) software. Turbonomic uses machine learning to spot application performance issues and optimize underlying resources. This applies to containers, VMs, servers, storage, networks, and databases.
This acquisitions will help IBM offer a greater range of AIOps and observability options for customers. This will happen particularly through its IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps.
Microsoft boosts its upstream open-source contributions
Microsoft made a move to boost its capabilities in the Kubernetes space with the acquisition of German firm Kinvolk. This also took place in late April.
Founded in 2015, Kinvolk has been building enterprise-grade tools to help developers adopt cloud-native technologies. These technologies are Kubernetes, Flatcar Container Linux, as well as the Lokomotive and Inspektor Gadget projects.
Microsoft expects to integrate the Kinvolk team and technology into the team responsible for its managed Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). This will boost Microsoft’s upstream open-source contributions.
UiPath takes step forward for its enterprise-ready platform
On March 23rd, RPA vendor UiPath made an addition of its own, picking up the Denver, CO-based firm Cloud Elements.
Cloud Elements specializes in API integration, similar to Mulesoft and Apigee, which are now part of Salesforce and Google, respectively.
For UiPath, a Romanian-born start-up, this capability could allow customers to better link processes that span various enterprise systems to build more effective automations.
SAP digs deeper into cloud-native enterprise intelligence
German software firm SAP announced it’s acquiring fellow German firm Signavio, which specializes in cloud-native enterprise business intelligence for processes and management, in late January.
This acquisition will add Signavio-designed solutions to the bundle of existing SAP software and services aimed at offering customers “business transformation-as-a-service”.
SAP will aim to use Signavio’s expertise around business process intelligence to help more customers optimize these processes as they become more digital.
Qualcomm strengthens semiconductors market position
No doubt about it: 2020 brought a burst in semiconductors consolidation. So hot on the heels of this phenomenon, Qualcomm announced it was acquiring Nuvia in early January. This 2021 tech acquisition led the way to the upcoming M&A operations of the year.
Nuvia was founded by a team of Apple engineers and makes high-performance CPU chips.
Together, the two companies will be positioned to deliver a new class of products and experiences for the 5G era.
You might also find interesting: RPA usage in SMEs, on the rise in Eastern Europe
A study was recently conducted among small and medium-sized enterprises in Eastern Europe. The subject: the adoption, dissemination and evolution of RPA in business processes.
For these companies, RPA has become increasingly important during the Covid-19 pandemic. Also, for a successful remote work flow.
More to the point, almost 1 in 4 small and medium-sized companies in Eastern Europe confirm that they have a need for software robots, according to a survey published on a business portal.
RPA can help boost efficiency and lower costs
Almost half (47,4%) of the companies believe that intelligent software robots are useful to eliminate repetitive actions.
At the same time, almost 30% of companies believe that the use of software robots can lead to an increase in the efficiency of remote work.
Just as important, companies believe that by integrating RPA technologies they will get lower costs (31,6%) and increased sales (18,4%).
In addition, 39% believe that the team would benefit from the support of RPA technology to leave boring and repetitive tasks to intelligent software robots.
You might also find interesting: Coding activates the brain differently from maths
The dangers of RPA
Only 8% of Eastern European SMEs believe that their teams may be reluctant to integrate technology into the company’s operational processes.
In addition, 29% believe that there may be some fears among employees that software robots could replace certain positions in the company.
High costs, yet viable investment
RPA is an industry that has accelerated strongly in recent years. In Eastern European countries such as Romania, there’s been a rise in global providers of solutions based on this technology.
More to the point, 1 in 4 companies in this area are already using automation technologies. Half of them say they are considering integrating RPA technology into their business this year.
The main hurdle of RPA induction? 1 in 2 companies says the high cost. 1 in 3 companies
believe they will face a lack of training of employees on the adoption and use of such a technology.
Neuroscientists from MIT have discovered that brain activity while coding differs from processing language or doing mathematics.
Coding is matched by many with learning a new foreign language. And, granted, there are certainly many similarities. To the brain itself, however, it seems to be quite different.
Researchers took fMRI brain scans of young adults in a small coding challenge, using both Python and visual programming language ScratchJr. The purpose was to see what parts of their noggins lit up.
Almost no response was seen in the language processing parts of the brain.
Instead, it appears that coding activates the ‘multiple demand network’ of our brains. This area “is also recruited for complex cognitive tasks such as solving math problems or crossword puzzles.”
Yet when solving maths problems directly, slightly different brain activity patterns emerge.
The multiple demand network is spread throughout the frontal and parietal lobes of the brain. Previous studies have found that math and logic problems dominate the multiple demand regions in the left hemisphere. Tasks involving spatial navigation lean on the right hemisphere more than the left.
Coding activates both the left and right sides of the multiple demand network. This counters the belief that it causes the same brain activity as maths. One interesting fact: ScratchJr activated the right side slightly more than the left.
You can find a full copy of the study here: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.04.16.045732v2.full.pdf
You might also find interesting: https://vontech.online/ai-automated-coding/