I’m mainly curious about software developers here, or anyone else whose computer is somewhat central to their life, be it professional or hobbyist.

I only have two monitors—one directly in front of me, and another to the right of it, angled toward me. For web development, I keep my editor on the main screen, and anything auxiliary (be that a dev build, a video, StackOverflow, etc.) on the side screen.

I wouldn’t mind a third monitor, and if I had one, I’d definitely use it for log/output, since currently it’s a floating window that I shuffle around however necessary. It could be smaller than the other two, and I might even turn it vertical so I could split the screen between output and a terminal, configuring a AutoHotKey script to focus the terminal.

What about y’all?

[ cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/13864053 ]

  • BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca
    6·
    9 months ago

    I have been using 2-3 monitors for more than 20 years now it’s the best.

    I use 3 monitors at work, the left one is for outlook and teams, the middle one is the main development monitor, the right one is for browsers chrome/edge for work related sites, FF for surfing.

    • flashgnash@lemm.ee
      2·
      9 months ago

      Pretty much exactly the same for my work setup except flip left and right .

      I can’t effectively use 3 for personal stuff, one monitor at work pretty much exclusively is for teams and outlook

    • Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      1·
      9 months ago

      Three monitors at work, one at home… my work ones are 1080p, my home monitor is 1440/165

      …I prefer my home monitor for working, even beyond the WFH perks. I have no idea why. I wish my company would gimme a high rez+refresh screen.