This ignores that in many organizations private offices with doors are status symbols and programmers aren't of the right status to get those. Office politics p

This ignores that in many organizations private offices with doors are status symbols and programmers aren't of the right status to get those. Office politics play an overweight role in way to many places for something like individual preferences to see the light of day. That said, I have enjoyed the offices where I had an office with a door I could shut the best, as long as there were enough common areas so people could meet without a lot of hassle. I have found office arranged like that a lot less frequently because office space is a cost to be minimized so any space that isn't over used immediately is a waste.