[welshguy]

If my business pays for a great programmer, I want that programmer's knowledge, experience and attitude to diffuse to the rest of my team (... not that I have a business, just sayin' :-). Much harder to do this if that great programmer isn't in the office.

[xj9]

None of those things actually require physical proximity. It might take a little more effort to get right, but there are a lot of great programmers out there that don't want to relocate (or be tied to an office) and some of the might be worth it.

[cgh]

In my eight years' remote working experience, your statement is false.

[dannyr]

What he is saying is that it is harder, not impossible.

Are you saying that remote work is as good if not better than being physically-located?

[cgh]

I'm saying that's it's not harder. Thus his statement is false.

[welshguy]

In my thirty years experience in IT, my statement might be right.

[cgh]

How many years working remotely?