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Programmers don't have to dislike open floor plans. I know this because I am one.

Not everybody dislikes an open floor plan.

You're right of cause, but strangely enough I never meet anyone who liked open floor plans that didn't have a pair of head phones glued to their head half the day.

It's personal preference of cause, but I believe that the disadvantages starts to cancel out any benefits at around 6-8 people per office.

He also didn't like octagonal windows, and definitely used a spatula when making omelettes.

Any kind of task that requires long periods of concentration is unfit for an open floor plan.

I'm a writer and man, I hate writing with people around me