The scroll to anchor on touch start is super annoying on the top 21 list. I can't scroll the page in that section without accidentally jumping to another page anchor.
For under $500, a better solution would be the new IKea Bekant motorized standing desk. We just got them for all our developers and they are great. And given that it's an Ikea product, you still get a similar DIY experience when assembling it.
We've just bought two of them, and we've found one minor disadvantage compared to much more expensive motorized desks: there are no presets, so one has to mark ones ideal sitting and standing heights somehow.
Other than that, they're an ideal way to try out standing. Even if it's not for you, you still have a motorized regular desk (which encourages people to find he ergonomically ideal sitting height, something often neglected) and the price is about the same as most bog standard manually adjustable office supply desks.
If you are not near an Ikea and can't think of an excuse to do a day road trip to the nearest one, you might consider some of the motorized/adjustable desks on Amazon (just search for those terms).
I disagree on the locking-in argument. I mean if you decide to program for iOS, you use Swift or Objective C, just as you would use Java to program for Android. Does the Android community lock developers in by making you use Java? Me thinks not.
And in the greater sense, a good developer shouldn't be defined by one programming language, thus the locking-in argument is a bit ridiculous.
