This reminds me of a comment I made on a programming blog a while ago: "I sometimes wonder if young programmers should be required to work for a year in a cube

This reminds me of a comment I made on a programming blog a while ago: "I sometimes wonder if young programmers should be required to work for a year in a cube farm with fluorescent lighting, no windows and only instant coffee. Say in a government department or something. We could think of it as the IT equivalent of compulsory military service."