Apparently at Microsoft, they have private offices for each programmer. It might be extreme, paradoxally not in the XP (extreme programming) sense, but it is much better than open space for productivity. In XP, it's almost the opposite with 2 developers working often together.
Yeah..more or less will be distracted..I sit opp. a web designer who likes to sing aloud.
ReplyDeleteIt builds rapport though..crucial for interaction.
Open spaces help communication, although the noise level is higher. It works best when the team as a whole agrees to keep the noise down and keep the conversations related to the work at hand. Other developers singing and people coming in to chit-chat don't work in any environment, let alone an open space.
ReplyDeleteDave Rooney
Mayford Technologies
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