I work in an open-plan office where all developers have laptops. We're free to code anywhere in the office, but at our desks we have the benefit of an additiona

I work in an open-plan office where all developers have laptops. We're free to code anywhere in the office, but at our desks we have the benefit of an additional two monitors. Some people prefer to be closer to their team because they like discussing things in person; others prefer IRC/Gmail chat. Use of the assigned space boils down to personal preference for us. The major benefit of a designated home base, though, is that people who need to deliver papers or other physical goods to you don't have to hunt you down through the entire office.