Using multiple monitors is exactly the opposite of the emacs philosophy and the unix philosophy. If anything, it can be described as the Bloomberg philosophy,

Using multiple monitors is exactly the opposite of the emacs philosophy and the unix philosophy. If anything, it can be described as the Bloomberg philosophy, modeling one's development setup after a Bloomberg terminal, designed for quick decision making based on data streaming in from the periphery of one's visual field, optimized for an OS without a good windowing system. If you have a mouseless development workflow, multiple buffers in emacs offers the same power as multiple monitors, and uses less electricity. For most programmers, having a multiple monitor setup (likely connected with gold plated Monster brand HDMI cables) is like having custom rims on your car... a decorative adornment that conveys social status and bling and offers little utility.