I don't know about you, but I look at my screen when I'm programming. It really doesn't matter what's around me if I'm in the zone. If I'm not, however, I like

I don't know about you, but I look at my screen when I'm programming. It really doesn't matter what's around me if I'm in the zone. If I'm not, however, I like having things that speak to me around. (I also like plush animals as debugging partners. It's surprising how many bugs you find just by explaining what you do to a stuffed toy ;)