This isn't for office work; I have a normal desk and a treadmill desk for that.

LOL. Now *that's* what I'm talking about.

I do most of my work behind a traditional desk or on a treadmill desk (where I am now). It depends on what I'm doing. I do a lot of different types of work, and I actually find that most of the time I do fine on most things with other people around. My kids are still small and happy with a few minutes here and there, and my wife just likes having me nearby after they go to bed. I find different developers (and even myself on different projects) do well in different environments. Sometimes I want to be alone, with headphones on, isolated, and sometimes I like having a bit of background chatter. Sometimes I like to sit on a recliner with a laptop, and sometimes I plug it in and use 3 27" displays on my desk. Sometimes I walk and work, sometimes that's too distracting. I find that I need some variety.

I have a custom one that I built; it's great! It doesn't fit in the living room upstairs, though.

I have one of those too -- and I use it! Still want the recliner... =]

Interesting ideas!

... Wow. =] That looks very cool, but not really conducive to operating a laptop without being cut off from the rest of the room

I had not seen this product before; awesome! Best of all, it looks like it could actually be a useful addition to a variety of seating types, not just in the recliner.

Wow, an actual direct response! I have seen a few things like this, but I was thinking more along the lines of a La-z-boy that can be used as a regular recliner when not using the desk; it does seem the desk comes off, though. +1 for the first actual product linked that answers the question

This is definitely in my list as a "plan B" -- but silly though it sounds, it strikes me that *someone* should have come up with something by now... I can't be the only coder who spends time working on a recliner.

I would just like to give you kudos and thank you for producing the first actually somewhat productive (read: not sarcastic or insulting and on topic to the real question) response to the question posted. I do have a lapdesk, which I'll likely end up using with something else; I was just getting a new recliner anyway, and it just seems odd that nobody has made one with a built-in desk or something, so I thought I'd see if anyone actually knows of anything. ... assuming I'd even see such a comment around all the insults, jokes (which I don't mind so much), and other distractions.

Oh, certainly I wouldn't call this quality time with my wife and children! It's more along the lines of "better a little poor quality time than no time at all". I do also of course spend time *without* the computer, but I prefer to be with my family as much as possible. This is for the times when the alternative is not seeing them at all.