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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+ years later.



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.


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?


There are always good exceptions. But it's a rare sight.


I like to think Jeff Atwood has some idea of what he's doing.

https://blog.codinghorror.com/three-monitors-for-every-user/


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.


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.


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.


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




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