I work with a similar setup, on my company-provided Mac. My IDE sits maximized on one vertical screen, with the other vertical screen divided up into two browsers and a bash console. The laptop screen is usually slack, a database app, or reacreational browsing.
Annoyingly, even at 1440p, the code window gets crowded, if I'm using both the file browser and builtin database client. Luckily you can double-click the tab for the file you're on and everything tucks away nicely.
Though I did grow up obsessing over Windows, so you're right about that.
And for the record, having to hold option to maximize is bullshit. I rarely use fullscreen mode.
Dude, you're missing out. I love using a four-finger swipe on the magic trackpad to quickly jump my side monitor between various spaces: my full screen code editor, a space with two web browser windows (typically showing monitoring tools), and a black screen.
> even at 1440p, the code window gets crowded
I loathe customisation, preferring everything to be as generic and standard as possible, but one thing I have done for my own sanity is assign F16–F19 to hiding and showing sidebars in all the various apps which have them. Typically F16 for left bars, F18 for bottom bars, F19 for right bars.
I've never been a big fan of virtual screens. I'm always losing track of what is where, and why do I need all that anyway when there's the taskbar (on Windows) or dock (on Mac)?
I know the shortcuts on mac and I don't even use them. alt+tab on Windows and Command-Up on mac are the habits I've been able to remember
I agree, traditional virtual screens are a horrible usability nightmare. Wouldn't ever use it on my main screen. But on a secondary monitor that is used for a narrow set of specific tasks, it's a brilliant way to jump between stuff.
Annoyingly, even at 1440p, the code window gets crowded, if I'm using both the file browser and builtin database client. Luckily you can double-click the tab for the file you're on and everything tucks away nicely.
Though I did grow up obsessing over Windows, so you're right about that.
And for the record, having to hold option to maximize is bullshit. I rarely use fullscreen mode.