Mobile OS outfit Cyanogen has made further sackings and parted ways with founder Steve Kondik.
A post by CEO Lior Tal says the company is closing its Seattle office and consolidating a single Palo Alto abode.
"The purpose of the change is to improve the communication and performance of the team which will now operate under one roof," Tal writes. "This consolidation effort will allow us to build in greater efficiencies and reduce restrictions in our product development lifecycle. Understandably some are unable to follow their role and relocate. We appreciate and value all of the amazing work these individuals have provided to the growth and success of Cyanogen."
Folks who work in Seattle will be offered the chance to make the move south.
Tal also says "With these changes, Cyanogen has separated ties with Steve Kondik, allowing him to continue to forge his path as he sees fit. We wish him the best of luck in his next venture."
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Nerdfest on Wednesday December 07 2016, @09:47PM
I work at home some of the time and love it, but yeah, it's better for a lot of thing to get together with a bunch of other developers, or even with a bunch of users, and design something. The efficiency is much higher, assuming you know how to keep things on track. Working remotely is better when you have all the information you need and want get in the zone and write code. A place with private offices and common meeting/design areas would be perfect, although commuting still sucks.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 07 2016, @09:58PM
Yup I will echo Nerdfest here. Ideally working in one location is great if everyone is able to focus and have their own space. Remote is tricky to get the workflow set right, but with group chat services it really does not disrupt teamwork that much. Better to have happy devs!
(Score: 3, Funny) by Gaaark on Thursday December 08 2016, @12:47AM
I'm just wondering who's mom's basement they all moved into!
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 08 2016, @01:05AM
Your mom's basement, obviously.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 08 2016, @01:30AM
Awww, does somebody work at Cyanogen?
(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Thursday December 08 2016, @07:47AM
Not anymore :D
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