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I love coding on a huge 40 inch screen: the main reason is that I can view an entire file without scrolling. Less mental overhead to move your hands means more
by speleding 5y ago
I love coding on a huge 40 inch screen: the main reason is that I can view an entire file without scrolling. Less mental overhead to move your hands means more brainpower is left to do useful work.
- TranquilMarmot 5y agoDid you see the post the other day about using a thin editor with very few columns? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29166673 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29166673 It really got me thinking about monitor setups and how much space you _really_ need to write code.
- speleding 5y agoYeah, I read that one. As others in that thread point out there is research that actually shows long lines are better (with yet others in that thread questioning that research, but alas, it's certainly not a given shorter is better)