Ask HN: Do you know any software company not placing developrs in an open space?

5 points by smikhanov 11y ago ↗ HN

Despite all research arguing that open spaces hurt productivity, big software companies still place their engineeres in open spaces. Google does, Facebook does, Twitter does, every startup in London I know of does too.

Fog Creek is one well-publicized case thanks to Joel Spolsky. Are there ANY OTHER companies in the world that don't place developers in an open space?

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emilsundberg 11y ago ↗

Campaign Monitor (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEHC6DkNpRU)

hkarthik 11y ago ↗

I believe Amazon uses smaller enclosed team spaces.

hjhehi 11y ago ↗

http://inin.com gave almost every developer an office with door (and many with window) when I worked there.

peacemaker 11y ago ↗

Yeah, Garmin stuff 2 or 3 developers into an office and believe me, it's much worse than open space.