Simon Gauvin

#founder of Ezyl, creator of #bibin visual programming language.

[sysls @systematicls]

https://t.co/wBaKpAI5Vl

[Simon Gauvin @gauvin_simon]

@steveruizok You may want to get one of these and hack it...
https://t.co/tbyKZRxA6b

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

If you sit in back-to-back meetings at work, read this:

Microsoft's Human Factors Lab studied 14 participants across two days of video meetings.

• Day 1: 4 back-to-back 30-min meetings.

• Day 2: 4 30-min meetings with 10-minute breaks in between.

Participants wore EEG caps to monitor electrical activity in their brains.

The results were fascinating...

The two key takeaways:

Takeaway 1: Back-to-Back Meetings Promote Stress

Back-to-back meetings created an accumulating buildup of stress in the brain.

Anticipation of transitions caused further spikes.

Short breaks in between meetings allowed the brain to reset and never experience the stress buildup.

Takeaway 2: Breaks Promote Performance

Back-to-back meetings resulted in negative levels of frontal alpha symmetry, a brain state connected to lower levels of engagement.

Short breaks in between meetings resulted in positive levels, meaning participants performed better.

Conclusion: Take More Breaks

The conclusion of the study seems to be that short breaks in between meetings are necessary:

• Eliminate stress buildup
• Improve performance
• Reduce impact of attention residue

I started implementing 25-minute meetings into my schedule (a built in 5-minute break) and immediately noticed a positive impact.

A short walk or some movement in that window provided a clear reset.

25-minute meetings also eliminate the 5 minutes of “how about the weather” low value chit chat most meetings open with.

If you set the tone to dive in and stay focused, there are few things that take more than 25 minutes.

Try it!

If you enjoyed this or learned something, follow me @SahilBloom for more in the future.

[Steve (Builder.io) @Steve8708]

amazing resource to visually learn the node.js event loop: https://t.co/1ppLLtznES

highlights in 🧵:

[Simon Gauvin @gauvin_simon]

For the first time last week bibin was able to compile and run a program written entirely on the new Lit-based language editor. #bibin #lit #lowcode #mvp #startup #dataflow

[Simon Gauvin @gauvin_simon]

CTOs check out Hired's 2023 State of Software Engineers report for trends on #softwareengineering, #backenddevelopment, #frontend and #salaries.

https://t.co/JVf7ZTOn3V

[Simon Gauvin @gauvin_simon]

Good start to check your own CTO checklist against... https://t.co/XewyfRiIn7 #CTO #ctoastartup #growthmindset

[Simon Gauvin @gauvin_simon]

FintechOS nabs $60M for a low-code approach to modernizing legacy banking and insurance services https://t.co/1EToFvgPW8 via @techcrunch

[Simon Gauvin @gauvin_simon]

Web3 Newsletter for CTOs : Warburg Serres https://t.co/yvl4I79Hyy

[Lit @buildWithLit]

📼 In this video, @justinfagnani covers @ lit-labs/context, a package under development in Lit Labs.

Watch for an overview, an explanation of the underlying #WebComponents Context Protocol, use cases, demos, package status and more! ↓ https://t.co/yEr8nEEf6w

[Steve (Builder.io) @Steve8708]

This is one you need to know.

JS has a built-in function for deep cloning objects called `structuredClone`, which can handle:

😍 Deeply nested objects and arrays
🌎 Many types, like Date, Set, Map, etc
➰ Circular references

More in my latest article: https://t.co/A29KaYxqRa

[Simon Gauvin @gauvin_simon]

@ChrisCollins506 Maybe it should follow the province's own language status?

[Simon Gauvin @gauvin_simon]

Interesting advice for any B2C startups... take it or leave it.

Thread by @nikitabier on Thread Reader App https://t.co/nYf3SwPoJ9

[Tracy Lee | ladyleet @ladyleet]

If you are looking for a compilation of resources/learning in frameworks/libraries, check out https://t.co/emiAZMfkKh!

We have @angular @reactjs @vuejs @qwikdev @solid_js @graphql @nodejs and @sveltejs!

#angular #reactjs #vuejs #qwik #solidjs #graphql #nodejs #svelte

[Simon Gauvin @gauvin_simon]

#1 reason to start thinking about adopting low-code: HR https://t.co/dsCT3uzPhH

[Simon Gauvin @gauvin_simon]

Have you considered using No/Low Code Development? Comment below...

Trends and Considerations in No-code Development by @protoio https://t.co/QAVPzEunSd

[Finn Sinclair 🥽 @FNS_Developer]

Something to tickle the minds of spatial interaction designers. Another argument for why physical affordances for virtual hand-based input are important... Physical surfaces, clips, thimbles, rings

@ali_heston @prvncher @Scobleizer @hrafntho

Credit: Tomohiro Okazaki

[Simon Gauvin @gauvin_simon]

@Leo_JamesLeves @susanholt New Brunswick is officially bilingual, we should all learn to speak both languages, it's our superpower!

[Simon Gauvin @gauvin_simon]

@susanholt I'll build you that healthcare dashboard app for free!