Against Open Spaces

Regular readers of my ramblings are well aware of my absolute aversion to open spaces, particularly in the context of software engineering.

For a quick review of some articles where I expose my opinion of open spaces and their effects, there is an ‘open spaces’ tag to explore in this blog. TL;DR:

So, here is my personal opinion on open spaces: they are a disaster, a cancer for the industry.

The chorus against this disastrous invention does not stop at this blog, however. Here’s a selection of important articles, all repeating the same point, conveniently ignored by the short-minded intelligentsia in charge of the corporate world.

Articles from Geoffrey James

Geoffrey James, contributing editor at Inc.com, regularly writes articles about the subject; here are a few gems.