That's pretty much what I do! 3x3 virtual desktops, Win+(qwe,asd,yxc) switches to one just like the keys are laid out on my (qwertz) keyboard.
Top middle is browser. Bottom left is everything chat and communication. Center left is the editor. Whatever is out of place is mercilessly closed or moved if I'm feeling generous.
The problem i have with this kind of thing is that i very often want to reference something in browser while using my editor or similar so have ing them on different desktops is really inefficient.
You can monetarily move browser to the same workspace with a single hotkey.