[pololee]

Very true because I don't want any file icons on my wallpaper. Btw, i use this https://irvue.tumblr.com/

[jayrhynas]

You can also hide all the desktop icons with a defaults setting:

    defaults write com.apple.finder CreateDesktop false

[pololee]

Aha, thanks for sharing!

[wyclif]

Everybody in development that I work with keeps all their local work in ~/username