Ask Slashdot: What Is the Future of Standing/Walking Workstations? 204
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timothy
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secretrobotron writes "As a developer who spends most of each day at the same desk in the same chair, I'm concerned about ergonomics and what I can do to keep my body from wasting away while I program. Some IT professionals have the relative luxury of being able to walk around on a headset, solving problems, installing equipment, etc. My utopia (albeit a pretty low-bar) is a world in which technology exists to allow me to walk about as I program. My question is, what's available? Are people working on mobile-programming in this way? Are there hybrid standing workstations which allow me to take advantage of pacing-enabled programming?"
I would imagine (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Plantar Fasciitis? (Score:5, Funny)
Don't stand (or anything else) ALL DAY.
Move around.
I suggest sprinkling toddlers throughout the workspace. That would keep everybody on their toes.