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This is the about the third time that I encounter a distinguished hacker working on such tiny screens. How the heck do they manage to be comfortable on such a
by lumberjack 14y ago
This is the about the third time that I encounter a distinguished hacker working on such tiny screens. How the heck do they manage to be comfortable on such a small display? I don't know whether this has anything to do with it but all the other known hackers using small screens are well past youth. Perhaps it's a habit from using the screens of the old days?
- keithpeter 14y agoYes, good catch, I had not thought of age as a variable. I go back to when 1024 by 768 was large, and I do use applications full screen and have one or two per workspace and switch between them with Shift-Tab/Alt-Tab. I'm no hacker though. Zed Shaw's setup: "I honestly could probably code with nearly anything, so having the same setup as the end user is more important than having the most awesome piece of tech ever." Mary Cook's "When I’m at work, I sometimes plug the Air into a 24” Dell monitor and use an external Apple Wireless Keyboard and Magic Mouse. However, often, I find it much easier to get into the zone when I’m just using the laptop unadorned. It’s something about hunching over the small screen, I think." I remember reading somewhere else that someone found the position and feel of typing into a laptop was reminiscent of using a portable typewriter.