As evidenced by how heated these discussions tend to get, it really comes down to developer preference. If you can find a way to blend the best of both worlds,

As evidenced by how heated these discussions tend to get, it really comes down to developer preference. If you can find a way to blend the best of both worlds, and offer your employees some choice of where to work, you’ll be good. Things to consider beyond the obvious questions of cost or distraction/focus: knowledge sharing, mentoring of junior devs, and culture building. The environment you build will fall somewhere on a spectrum of open office, doored single offices, doored shared offices, or open offices with “pods.” Consider the tradeoffs of all these (and ask your employees for their input!) before making your decision.