The Daily Life of Software Engineers during the COVID-19 Pandemic -- Replication Package

<p>Following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns, software engineers&#39; daily life was disrupted and abruptly forced into remote working from home. &nbsp;This change deeply impacted typical working routines, affecting both well-being and productivity.&nbsp;Moreover, this pandemic will have long-lasting effects in the software industry, with several tech companies allowing their employees to work from home indefinitely if they wish to do so. &nbsp;Therefore, it is crucial to analyze and understand how a typical working day looks like when working from home and how individual activities affect software developers&#39; well-being and productivity.&nbsp;We performed a two-wave longitudinal study involving almost 200 globally carefully selected software professionals, inferring daily activities with perceived well-being, productivity, and other relevant psychological and social variables.&nbsp;Results suggest that the time software engineers spent doing specific activities from home was similar when working in the office. (e.g., coding &gt; emails &gt; code review &gt; networking). &nbsp;However, we also found some meaningful mean differences.&nbsp;The amount of time developers spent on each activity was unrelated to their well-being, perceived productivity, and other variables.&nbsp;We conclude that working remotely is not per se&nbsp;a challenge for organizations or developers.</p>