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Discussion on: The Complete Guide To Using One Monitor As A Programmer.

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I didn’t even notice the 3rd and 4th benefits are opposite use cases. One is good for single focus and the other is good for multi tasking. Single monitor can work for everyone!

That said, I work better with 2 screens. One full screen terminal tmux split vertically between shell and vim. The other running a browser with developer console open. The key thing is when I save, the browser UI updates and so I can see it before and after my changes. Live update is less useful if I have to switch desktops to see the final rendering. It’s no longer “live”.

Well, I have about 12 windows in tmux all divided vertically in half and maybe the shell half has horizontal divides for running tests.