I think it comes down to one's workflow. If doing a lot of cross-referencing (e.g. GUI x code, paper x notes, codebase1 x codebase2), a large monitor/ more-than

I think it comes down to one's workflow. If doing a lot of cross-referencing (e.g. GUI x code, paper x notes, codebase1 x codebase2), a large monitor/ more-than-one monitor situation could benefit. Having tried large monitors before, I resonate with these points made by the author: - "Sure, the screen was wide enough to display multiple windows side-by-side, but it was so wide that the edges felt uncomfortably distant." (My personal work-around is to use a pure black background. I suspect white is worth trying as well.) - "[A widescreen monitor] was far too wide to maximize my windows, so I found myself spending too much time fiddling with windows. “What should I put on the left today?” “What’s important enough to be in the middle now?”" While on the topic, I can't help but add my suspicion that people who have "better memory" might be roughly equally comfortable with switching windows on a single monitor and having them simultaneously displayed on multiple monitors.