Developers, how many monitors do you use for coding?
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Developers, how many monitors do you use for coding?
I am using 3 and you 👇
Here we go💪
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I currently have my 27" 4k as main one and laptop monitor for stuff like background videos, slack, mail, etc. I type on my laptop's keyboard and laptop's monitor is under my main monitor. This setup worked for me perfectly for almost 5 years now. Although, I want to try having another 27" 4k in vertical orientation for docs and reading stuff.
I am using 2. My MacBooks screen and an external 27" 4K monitor from LG.
Same here!!
I generally prefer 2 Monitors for better multi-tasking and visibility.
Here's my workstation!
For coding…1, but the other 4 monitors + laptop screen are useful for parking things and monitoring stuff! 🤣 (I’m not joking btw I run 5 monitors + laptop!)
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I've used multiple screens in the past, but always find I'm more productive with just one.
I'm on the same boat, even if I have 2 screens I tend to prefer using the one in front and ignoring the secondary screen!
I used to have to up 4 and have a laptop open. But today I usually only use 2.
I'm also someone who could easily work fine with just a laptop, as I usually use virtual desktops to keep things organized.
I found in the past I usually don't need that many windows to be productive, nor did I really use all that space. A main monitor for main tasks and a "secondary" monitor for secondary focus tasks is usually good enough. If I'm down to one monitor then everything has its own virtual desktop.
At some point you'll have extra monitor space and you will "do more" with that space just to fill it, even if that means "doing stuff" that isn't really that important to see at a glace as you would.
2... I prefer having one screen for everything I'm primarily using (vscode, my browser, or my console if doing tdd) and a second screen for any of my command lines that are open but not immediately needed. I prefer alt/tabbing between two windows that are in my immediate view rather than looking left and right between things.
Any more than 2 monitors I find cumbersome and I don't make much use of them. I do have a third monitors at home, but it never gets used while doing any dev. If anything, it's for extras, like youtube.
One and MacBook
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The constraint of 1 monitor and its real-estate forces me to be intentional about what I'm focusing on. More monitors lead to a lot of distractions for me (e.g. chat apps, browser tabs open to Twitter/YT/HN, ...etc).
i guess depends what you are coding, but as web dev i can't even imagine productive day with one screen.