I’m mainly curious about software developers here, or anyone else whose computer is somewhat central to their life, be it professional or hobbyist.

I only have two monitors—one directly in front of me, and another to the right of it, angled toward me. For web development, I keep my editor on the main screen, and anything auxiliary (be that a dev build, a video, StackOverflow, etc.) on the side screen.

I wouldn’t mind a third monitor, and if I had one, I’d definitely use it for log/output, since currently it’s a floating window that I shuffle around however necessary. It could be smaller than the other two, and I might even turn it vertical so I could split the screen between output and a terminal, configuring a AutoHotKey script to focus the terminal.

What about y’all?

[ cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/13864053 ]

  • plz1@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    7 months ago

    I’m more productive than anyone else on my team, and would argue more productive than the majority of people in my whole department. I use a single 28" monitor.

    • Shanedino@lemmy.world
      2·
      7 months ago

      …there is no point other than “I am better than my peers” being made here. I.e. all of your coworkers could have no monitors. Also sure your better than them, but are you better than yourself with multiple monitors?

      • plz1@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        7 months ago

        I don’t work any more productively with more screens. The distraction outweighs the benefits for me.