[makeitsuckless]

I'm sorry, but I think these recurring "we do everything remote" are cheap shots from the outliers that produce software that, with all due respect, is relatively simple, usually the "for developers, by developers" kind of stuff.

I work with a team that deals with a highly complex domain, and for us it is absolutely essential that we are close to and regularly interact with the rest of the business.

This can't be replaced by remote work unless I create an extra layer of analysts to tell the developers what to code, which is both highly inefficient, removes a lot of potential innovation that comes from the synergy between people looking at the challenges for different angles, and a lot less fun for everyone involved.

For me, what happens between developers and non-technical coworkers in the hallways and during lunch is an essential part of the process of making great products together that cannot be replaced by remote work.

(To be clear: within the dev teams we are completely set up for remote work, and any developer can work from home at any time without prior permission. It's certainly not a matter of lack of trust or facilities.)

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How is discourse "for developers"? And how do you call his post "cheap shots from the outliers" when he repeated the success in another domain?