Yesterday, I was visiting my business partner Anatole. For many years he works from home – he’s not a big fan of a corporate environment. Beside being a top notch software developer, he’s always trying to optimize his workplace. I took a picture of his desk and thought you’d be interested to see it.

The room is well lit. A bunch of high quality monitors go easy on Anatole’s eyes. His main three computers run Mac OS, Windows, and Linux.

Sometime he writes code while sitting, sometimes he’s standing. The monitor and keyboard on the right slide up and down easily. Walking on the treadmill (left) at the speed of one mile per hour while programming practically eliminates bugs. The stepper is the right place to be during the Skype meetings with corporate clients.

So are you ready to hire Anatole for your next project?