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A sure sign that someone doesn't know what they're doing is if they use 3 or more monitors for programming. And also interested in their neck related issues 10

A sure sign that someone doesn't know what they're doing is if they use 3 or more monitors for programming. And also interested in their neck related issues 10+ years later.

recursive 2y ago
A sure sign that someone doesn't know what they're doing is if they can judge someone's competence by how many monitors they use for programming.
hathawsh 2y ago
I like to think Jeff Atwood has some idea of what he's doing. https://blog.codinghorror.com/three-monitors-for-every-user/ https://blog.codinghorror.com/three-monitors-for-every-user/
- lofaszvanitt 2y ago
  People and their need for a "leader". No matter the quality. We had enough "truth tellers" and "follow me men" kinda shills. Time to realize that not everyone is your friend in the internet. They feed you bullshit all the time and laugh how gullible people are and question nothing, just follow based on perceived merits of an individual.
tetraodonpuffer 2y ago
Huh? One screen for email/slack/.. main screen for the ide, other screen for logs etc. a lot less context switch to glance left/right than to go to another virtual desktop
bhouston 2y ago
I've had two monitors since the mid-2000s, and only recently gave them up for one 48". I haven't had neck problems yet in any way.
Msurrow 2y ago
One screen for IDE (center) One screen for documentation/browser One screen for running the application (being developed). Please, go ahead a explain to me how I don’t know what I’m doing.
- mromanuk 2y ago
  I normally work with a 40", I'm using a a hammerspoon to divide the screen, but normally I end using one main window, with some smaller window at the side and cmd-tabbing between info. How do you manage the distraction of so many information at the same time? Do you switch between apps? use the mouse? don't you loose track of where the focused window is?
- lofaszvanitt 2y ago
  There are always good exceptions. But it's a rare sight.

A sure sign that someone doesn't know what they're doing is if they use 3 or more monitors for programming. And also interested in their neck related issues 10+ years later.

recursive 2y ago

A sure sign that someone doesn't know what they're doing is if they can judge someone's competence by how many monitors they use for programming.

hathawsh 2y ago

I like to think Jeff Atwood has some idea of what he's doing. https://blog.codinghorror.com/three-monitors-for-every-user/ https://blog.codinghorror.com/three-monitors-for-every-user/

lofaszvanitt 2y ago
People and their need for a "leader". No matter the quality. We had enough "truth tellers" and "follow me men" kinda shills. Time to realize that not everyone is your friend in the internet. They feed you bullshit all the time and laugh how gullible people are and question nothing, just follow based on perceived merits of an individual.

tetraodonpuffer 2y ago

Huh? One screen for email/slack/.. main screen for the ide, other screen for logs etc. a lot less context switch to glance left/right than to go to another virtual desktop

bhouston 2y ago

I've had two monitors since the mid-2000s, and only recently gave them up for one 48". I haven't had neck problems yet in any way.

Msurrow 2y ago

One screen for IDE (center) One screen for documentation/browser One screen for running the application (being developed). Please, go ahead a explain to me how I don’t know what I’m doing.

mromanuk 2y ago
I normally work with a 40", I'm using a a hammerspoon to divide the screen, but normally I end using one main window, with some smaller window at the side and cmd-tabbing between info. How do you manage the distraction of so many information at the same time? Do you switch between apps? use the mouse? don't you loose track of where the focused window is?
lofaszvanitt 2y ago
There are always good exceptions. But it's a rare sight.