Maybe your working environment is different than the ones for many other people. In my experience whiteboards are a huge help when you're brainstorming as a tea

Maybe your working environment is different than the ones for many other people. In my experience whiteboards are a huge help when you're brainstorming as a team or you need to communicate an idea or concept to a team. You can't use a sheet of paper when 5-10 people have to look at it and Visio won't make you as flexible in adapting on the fly. I do however think that as pure software developer you may not make as much use of whiteboards, since you just need the specs and docs to get going, while a requirement engineer or just some more business oriented developer will nearly be forced at one point to draw some ideas or concepts for more than just one peer.