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I do think it makes little sense and it’s a message board, sometimes things will be said directly. If a preference is not rational and has negative consequences

by in3d 6y ago

I do think it makes little sense and it’s a message board, sometimes things will be said directly. If a preference is not rational and has negative consequences then it’s worth challenging. Who knows, maybe somebody will realize that squinting at the text on a 13-in screen while looking down and having their hands in unnatural positions for many hours each day is not great for them. I never said that you can’t have a laptop to take with you. I’m talking about development like the OP was - where things like compile times matter and where you can very likely remotely access your desktop if you want to show things to others.

woah 6y ago
Ever want to code on the couch? Not everyone wants to spend all day sitting on a gaming chair in the man cave illuminated by the light of their LED desktop enclosure
- in3d 6y ago
  See my other response. Remote login.
mypalmike 6y ago
Much of the development world has moved to laptops, docks for ergonomic desktop use, and cloud compute for when beefier hardware is needed. As a developer, I haven't used a desktop machine either at work or at home in well over a decade. This is all off topic in any event.
- in3d 6y ago
  Sorry to hear that. I tried to use a top-of-the-line 2019 MacBook Pro for some development while on the road and it doesn’t come close to a desktop, even when it’s augmented with external monitors, etc. “Compared to the desktop (sitting), tablet and laptop use resulted in increased neck flexion (mean difference tablet 16.92°, 95% CI 12.79-21.04; laptop 10.92, 7.86-13.97, P < 0.001) and shoulder elevation (right; tablet 10.29, 5.27-15.11; laptop 7.36, 3.72-11.01, P < 0.001).” “These findings suggest that using a tablet or laptop may increase neck flexion, potentially increasing posture strain.” https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30373975/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30373975/ And it is on-topic enough for both the link and the OP.
  - mypalmike 6y ago
    You seemingly don't know what a docking station actually is.

by in3d 6y ago

woah 6y ago

Ever want to code on the couch? Not everyone wants to spend all day sitting on a gaming chair in the man cave illuminated by the light of their LED desktop enclosure

in3d 6y ago
See my other response. Remote login.

mypalmike 6y ago

Much of the development world has moved to laptops, docks for ergonomic desktop use, and cloud compute for when beefier hardware is needed. As a developer, I haven't used a desktop machine either at work or at home in well over a decade. This is all off topic in any event.

in3d 6y ago
Sorry to hear that. I tried to use a top-of-the-line 2019 MacBook Pro for some development while on the road and it doesn’t come close to a desktop, even when it’s augmented with external monitors, etc. “Compared to the desktop (sitting), tablet and laptop use resulted in increased neck flexion (mean difference tablet 16.92°, 95% CI 12.79-21.04; laptop 10.92, 7.86-13.97, P < 0.001) and shoulder elevation (right; tablet 10.29, 5.27-15.11; laptop 7.36, 3.72-11.01, P < 0.001).” “These findings suggest that using a tablet or laptop may increase neck flexion, potentially increasing posture strain.” https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30373975/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30373975/ And it is on-topic enough for both the link and the OP.
- mypalmike 6y ago
  You seemingly don't know what a docking station actually is.