What we lost - CGI Carry Fisher is a bit wonky. What we gained - a young Carry Fisher again and some more Star Wars. Meh.
But don't get me wrong, I think there is a huge value in sitting in a room with people working on the same code base as you. There is huge value in being able to just turn around and ask somebody about something that's got you stumped. Or to get feedback. Or even just to talk shop. This just happens a lot less when remote where I work.
But also, I don't care that I can't smell my colleagues in meetings.
> There is huge value in being able to just turn around and ask somebody about something that's got you stumped. Or to get feedback
That's called interruptions. When I am coding this is the last thing I want, to have someone next to me bugging me with their random thoughts, or asking for a coffee.
Well Zoom meetings are with fake CGI Princess Leia.
And back in the office we actually have Carrie Fisher. She's been dead for a while now, so the office is really even more unpleasant than before this experiment.
But don't get me wrong, I think there is a huge value in sitting in a room with people working on the same code base as you. There is huge value in being able to just turn around and ask somebody about something that's got you stumped. Or to get feedback. Or even just to talk shop. This just happens a lot less when remote where I work.
But also, I don't care that I can't smell my colleagues in meetings.