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Yeah, I only took Hanselman seriously: http://coderwall.com/p/fgtlba http://coderwall.com/p/fgtlba No pointing showing me a IKEA table, a fern and an MBA.

by swah 14y ago

Cd00d 14y ago
But why does he have an HDTV for Netflix at his workstation? It does seem to be the best setup for working before that's mentioned, and afterword it looks a lot like goof-off central.
- Karunamon 14y ago
  Sometimes you need a swap that mental context out for a while and then revisit it, especially when you get stuck. Netflix would be a good match for this, even if it's something semi-relevant like TED talks.
  - shanselman 14y ago
    Ya, it's also good for LiveMeetings that I'm not really listening to.
- deleted 14y ago
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- sukuriant 14y ago
  Also, I personally work better when I can give a bit of my brain something else to think about so it shuts up and I can get real work done. That's why I listen to music; and, that's why during my late nights in grad school, I played a movie over and over again in the background. "How to Train Your Dragon" was the preferred feature, by the way.
  - jff 14y ago
    I typically used "Wizard People, Dear Reader" for this task.
- shanselman 14y ago
  There's three monitors facing me, and the HDTV is the fourth (off to the right, you can't see it). Attached to it is a Cisco Umi (for 1080p telepresence with the home office) and an Xbox. Neither are on all the time. When I'm totally stressed or can't fix a problem I will either A) call someone and pair or 2) watch something on NetFlix or do a level of Just Cause 2. At that point my subconscious has usually dislodged the issue.
mirkules 14y ago
This is pretty identical to mine, so I have a natural bias towards this (and the only one I took seriously). There's something to be said for simplicity, but too simple is just not realistic. For example, in the first picture, it's just a laptop on a table. No pen, no paper, no earphones, no mouse (!). There isn't even a power cable. I know it's to make it look clean, but like I said - not realistic.
dsirijus 14y ago
Agreed. The rest look mostly like non-square Instagram photos. That being said, I still prefer working of single machine, with virtualization. A complete take-away. Dropbox still hasn't stopped public sharing, so http://bit.ly/NtMjGd http://bit.ly/NtMjGd.
- aiscott 14y ago
  Maybe you don't want to, and that's fine, but you'll never be able to quit smoking if you do it while you are hacking. Habits are associative and have triggers, and that's a setup to make hacking a trigger. For me it's snacking so I'm in the same boat...struggling not to do it while at the computer.
neverminder 14y ago
I have 2 Dell 24 inchers side by side with blazing fast Ivy Bridge rig that most gamers would envy (I'm not a gamer though, I just like a V12 under the hood). I think this is the most optimal set up for a programmer. With 2 x 27 inch there would be a little bit too much head turning, same goes for 3 any size displays. In my opinion 2 displays is a must for a web developer, since there's always a browser on one display and a code editor on the other.
- pimeys 14y ago
  Same here. I've been using two 24" monitors for ages and it's always a bit annoying to do something with my laptop.
  - swah 14y ago
    How do you setup them? I suppose you have a primary one facing you like if it was a single monitor?
    - pimeys 14y ago
      No, they're a bit away from my position and equally placed to left and right.
    - briandear 14y ago
      I have the twin Dell 24's with an MBP -- here's an image how I have it setup: http://briandear.tumblr.com/post/24403674220/my-development-setup http://briandear.tumblr.com/post/24403674220/my-development-... Maybe not the "best" way, but perfect for my workflow (I deal with mobile web development so I need a bunch of small browser windows open simultaneously to test on the multitude of mobile user agents.) I usually have specs, chrome, campfire, email on the left, code in the center and my development browser windows on the right.

Yeah, I only took Hanselman seriously: http://coderwall.com/p/fgtlba http://coderwall.com/p/fgtlba No pointing showing me a IKEA table, a fern and an MBA.

by swah 14y ago

Yeah, I only took Hanselman seriously: http://coderwall.com/p/fgtlba http://coderwall.com/p/fgtlba No pointing showing me a IKEA table, a fern and an MBA.

Cd00d 14y ago

But why does he have an HDTV for Netflix at his workstation? It does seem to be the best setup for working before that's mentioned, and afterword it looks a lot like goof-off central.

Karunamon 14y ago
Sometimes you need a swap that mental context out for a while and then revisit it, especially when you get stuck. Netflix would be a good match for this, even if it's something semi-relevant like TED talks.
- shanselman 14y ago
  Ya, it's also good for LiveMeetings that I'm not really listening to.
deleted 14y ago
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sukuriant 14y ago
Also, I personally work better when I can give a bit of my brain something else to think about so it shuts up and I can get real work done. That's why I listen to music; and, that's why during my late nights in grad school, I played a movie over and over again in the background. "How to Train Your Dragon" was the preferred feature, by the way.
- jff 14y ago
  I typically used "Wizard People, Dear Reader" for this task.
shanselman 14y ago
There's three monitors facing me, and the HDTV is the fourth (off to the right, you can't see it). Attached to it is a Cisco Umi (for 1080p telepresence with the home office) and an Xbox. Neither are on all the time. When I'm totally stressed or can't fix a problem I will either A) call someone and pair or 2) watch something on NetFlix or do a level of Just Cause 2. At that point my subconscious has usually dislodged the issue.

mirkules 14y ago

This is pretty identical to mine, so I have a natural bias towards this (and the only one I took seriously). There's something to be said for simplicity, but too simple is just not realistic. For example, in the first picture, it's just a laptop on a table. No pen, no paper, no earphones, no mouse (!). There isn't even a power cable. I know it's to make it look clean, but like I said - not realistic.

dsirijus 14y ago

Agreed. The rest look mostly like non-square Instagram photos. That being said, I still prefer working of single machine, with virtualization. A complete take-away. Dropbox still hasn't stopped public sharing, so http://bit.ly/NtMjGd http://bit.ly/NtMjGd.

aiscott 14y ago
Maybe you don't want to, and that's fine, but you'll never be able to quit smoking if you do it while you are hacking. Habits are associative and have triggers, and that's a setup to make hacking a trigger. For me it's snacking so I'm in the same boat...struggling not to do it while at the computer.

neverminder 14y ago

I have 2 Dell 24 inchers side by side with blazing fast Ivy Bridge rig that most gamers would envy (I'm not a gamer though, I just like a V12 under the hood). I think this is the most optimal set up for a programmer. With 2 x 27 inch there would be a little bit too much head turning, same goes for 3 any size displays. In my opinion 2 displays is a must for a web developer, since there's always a browser on one display and a code editor on the other.

pimeys 14y ago
Same here. I've been using two 24" monitors for ages and it's always a bit annoying to do something with my laptop.
- swah 14y ago
  How do you setup them? I suppose you have a primary one facing you like if it was a single monitor?
  - pimeys 14y ago
    No, they're a bit away from my position and equally placed to left and right.
  - briandear 14y ago
    I have the twin Dell 24's with an MBP -- here's an image how I have it setup: http://briandear.tumblr.com/post/24403674220/my-development-setup http://briandear.tumblr.com/post/24403674220/my-development-... Maybe not the "best" way, but perfect for my workflow (I deal with mobile web development so I need a bunch of small browser windows open simultaneously to test on the multitude of mobile user agents.) I usually have specs, chrome, campfire, email on the left, code in the center and my development browser windows on the right.