Very, very unlikely. Time your developers spend waiting for the code to compile or for the IDE to do whatever it's doing or whatever is time they're not spending making the code better. Disrupts their mental flow, too. Keep their minds on the problem, and they'll be much more efficient solving that problem.

Give them each a second PC representing the lowest specs you want them to actually support, with a KVM switch to go between the that and their real workstation.

Very, very unlikely.No, and your developers may put something nasty in your coffee for suggesting it. Time your developers spend waiting for the code to compile or for the IDE to do whatever it's doing or whatever is time they're not spending making the code better. Disrupts their mental flow, too. Keep their minds on the problem, and they'll be much more efficient solving that problem.

Give them each a second PC representing the lowest specs you want them to actually support, with a KVM switch to go between the that and their real workstation.