I appreciate the perspective, but apart from pair programming, programming is a solitary intellectual exercise that requires intense concentration for long peri

I appreciate the perspective, but apart from pair programming, programming is a solitary intellectual exercise that requires intense concentration for long periods of time. Now, software development is a team sport, but that coordination and "play time" (sport analogy ho!) needs to take place in a space dedicated to it. Programming shouldn't be forced to take place in the meeting space. Many other office/industrial pursuits are not like this, but the fact of the matter is that programming is.