[PeterisP]

Software changes in 7 years - people don't. [I mean the average person; individuals age and get more experienced, but new ones come in.]

Today's homo sapiens brains function the same way as in 2006. Productivity of mental workers responds to disruptions in the same way as in 2006. A large majority of programmers and other people working now in IT are the very same people that were analyzed in 2006.

[adrianbg]

Brain function is not the only variable at play here. Software and culture change constantly.

[pjungwir]

Yes, but haven't the tools for working remotely improved a lot since 2006?

[adrianhoward]

Not really - no. I can't think of anything off the top of my head that I couldn't do six years ago.

There are a few more options maybe - but nothing fundamentally different.

[reledi]

They have, but if you look at it in terms of fundamental change, then of course not.

For example, a cell phone from today isn't fundamentally different than a cell phone from a decade ago. They're both computers and can be used to make phone calls. But with the cellphone of today, I can have a virtual meeting with anyone from anywhere, face-to-face. That alone is a huge improvement for distributed teams.