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Serious dev work is not done mostly on a small screen. Your laptop is a moveable computer that will be connected to your workstation monitor. I own a 14 inch ma
by selfmodruntime 4y ago
Serious dev work is not done mostly on a small screen. Your laptop is a moveable computer that will be connected to your workstation monitor. I own a 14 inch macbook and rarely use it without a display.
- ur-whale 4y agoIf you use it hitched to a monitor, then why not have a proper workstation? The whole point of having a laptop is being able to use it on the go. I travel by train and plane extensively and I write code on it during the trips. 14 inches is unusable.
- bee_rider 4y agoI think it depends on your eyesight and programs. I have a 13.3″ laptop, but I just use vim and a pretty small font. My favorite laptop ever was the Toshiba NB305. At 10.3″ it was a "one app full screen at a time" machine, but that was appropriate for the processing power anyway.
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- Cwizard 4y agoVery narrow minded attitude. Might be unusable for you but great for others. Try to keep the tone a bit more friendly.
- mopsi 4y agoWhy drag around a laptop, if you have monitors everywhere anyway, and I assume you could easily add a full PC too?
- aliceryhl 4y agoIn my case I sometimes work from home and sometimes from the office. The laptop is handy since I can bring it with me and use the same computer at both workstations, both of which have external monitors.
- bee_rider 4y agoI had a NUC that was even better for this, it fit in a pair of cargo shorts. Laptop is nicer for coffee shops, though. Lots of things are aided by an external monitor, but not everything requires one.
- selfmodruntime 4y agoBecause I am disallowed from accessing company tools and network with my personal devices. This is exceptionally common and has been the policy at every company I ever worked for.