I'd say it depends on what you're programming, but for most programmers they indeed don't need that much. If you force your devs to use inefficient tools it mi

I'd say it depends on what you're programming, but for most programmers they indeed don't need that much. If you force your devs to use inefficient tools it might be necessary though. Like our customized Eclipse that needs 8GB RAM. It starts page swapping if you have only 8GB. Other than that I'd say you need good keyboards and good screens. The processing power usually doesn't make you better.