Path: utzoo!utgpu!attcan!uunet!kddlab!ccut!ascgw!fgw!flab!ayumi!feldmark From: feldmark@hanako.stars.flab.Fujitsu.JUNET Newsgroups: comp.software-eng Subject: Re: Optimal environments for S/W engrs Message-ID: Date: 5 Aug 88 04:48:56 GMT References: <387@mfgfoc.UUCP> Sender: news@ayumi.stars.flab.fujitsu.JUNET Organization: Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd., Kawasaki, Japan. Lines: 24 In-reply-to: ray@mfgfoc.UUCP's message of 2 Aug 88 15:05:53 GMT Posting-Front-End: GNU Emacs 18.41.6 of Fri Feb 19 1988 on hanako (berkeley-unix) > I think) which showed that software engineer offices with > walls, a door, a phone which could be disabled, 30 sq. ft. > of work surface and 100 sq. ft. of floor space were desirable > and cost effective. > > Can anyone point me to the study (assuming it was published) > or to any other studies addressing the topic. The software > team here is in a large room with constant chatter, telephone > calls and personal radios that drive me nuts. I'm also in a large office with about 50 people, at least 4 of whom I can touch without moving from my chair. I'd like to see that study too :-) Maybe I can get some interesting comments about it here in Japan. Thanks. Mark Feldman Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. Artificial Intelligence Laboratory feldmark@hanako.stars.flab.fujitsu.junet (Japan) feldmark%hanako.stars.flab.fujitsu.junet@uunet.uu.net (USA) -- feldmark@hanako.stars.flab.fujitsu.junet (Japan) feldmark%hanako.stars.flab.fujitsu.junet@uunet.uu.net (USA)