On the other hand, I prefer not to have all of my desktop taken up by my editor. Usually, I dedicate half of it to my editor and half to a command-line. Now,

On the other hand, I prefer not to have all of my desktop taken up by my editor. Usually, I dedicate half of it to my editor and half to a command-line. Now, 80 characters might be a bit too small, but I think it's a good goal to shoot for as long as you bear in mind that it's a guideline and not a hard rule.