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[Glyptodon]

I haven't seen a lot of evidence of this. Just a lot of CEOs and managers who really want it to be true.

[bbor]

Dang, the cope is rarely this obvious. Don't take out your commute on the rest of us, we're harmless!

[iLemming]

This! Most people don't even realize how much we sacrifice just to get to the office - even if your commute is only 30 minutes (which sounds amazing for a developed country like the US) - it still adds up to 240 hours per year - equivalent to 6 weeks of work time. Now, if your employer is honest with you - they are paying these costs, in most cases - it comes out of your pocket.

Software developers have been building large projects successfully without ever seeing each other for decades. Somehow Linux kernel, Apache projects, Postgres, Mozilla, Emacs, or Neovim hackers do not need to be in the same office every day, yet they've been around for decades and they definitely have some of the best programmers involved. Complex software can be successfully developed without daily in-person interaction.

If you're striving to become a great software developer - do plan to switch to work fully remotely at some point of your life if not today. Because great software developers understand the value of time - they can build some amazing shit in six weeks, instead of spending that time on the road.

[monkeyelite]

This is just true on its face. Imagine you were building a new CPU architecture and the head engineer was just not at the office.

Maybe people would agree if we change the word “best” to “most responsible” or “most accountable”.

[Apocryphon]

Mac OS X was largely ported to Intel by John Kullmann working remotely, close enough. (Several more engineers were added to the project but not until a year and a half after he started.)

https://www.quora.com/Apple-company/How-does-Apple-keep-secr...

[cr3ative]

I can imagine this just fine. I can also imagine the same thing, but a dragon is there, if that helps.