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I still think that proper, individual desks are better.

• gaius 18y ago
  It's easy to quantify, or should be. When a developer comes in in the morning, he or she has to recreate in their own mind the state that existed there when they left the previous evening before they can continue working. Does being able to leave books/notes/printouts open on the desk and windows open on the desktop make this process faster or slower? How much cash is an extra hour spent getting ready instead of doing actual work in the morning worth to the company?
  • swombat 18y ago
    I totally agree... and so does the article. Hot desking doesn't work for software engineering any more than it works for architecture. The article proposes an alternative to that, which is personal desk space on a "continuous" desk so that your space expands and contracts as your needs do.