How many screens?
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On this Quora post[^], the guy said he uses 6 screens for his daily use, as a programmer. I will say, that he didn't have the ALT + TAB keys or they don't work; where as he claims he doesn't have to press them. I have used one screen at a time, for everything, everytime! OriginalGriff once wrote about his 2 screens, well that is fair enough I also have a secondary laptop and I use it for chatting purposes if I am working, but 6?
The shit I complain about It's like there ain't a cloud in the sky and it's raining out - Eminem ~! Firewall !~
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On this Quora post[^], the guy said he uses 6 screens for his daily use, as a programmer. I will say, that he didn't have the ALT + TAB keys or they don't work; where as he claims he doesn't have to press them. I have used one screen at a time, for everything, everytime! OriginalGriff once wrote about his 2 screens, well that is fair enough I also have a secondary laptop and I use it for chatting purposes if I am working, but 6?
The shit I complain about It's like there ain't a cloud in the sky and it's raining out - Eminem ~! Firewall !~
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On this Quora post[^], the guy said he uses 6 screens for his daily use, as a programmer. I will say, that he didn't have the ALT + TAB keys or they don't work; where as he claims he doesn't have to press them. I have used one screen at a time, for everything, everytime! OriginalGriff once wrote about his 2 screens, well that is fair enough I also have a secondary laptop and I use it for chatting purposes if I am working, but 6?
The shit I complain about It's like there ain't a cloud in the sky and it's raining out - Eminem ~! Firewall !~
I'm on 2 (I'm not counting additional devices/machines, just a workstation's screens), now I don't know if I grow accustom to them or what but honestly I feel that if I would go back to a single one I would probably be a lot less efficient... maybe it's just in my head. Nevertheless I use 2 at work but also at home as well. Now regarding the 6, hmmm it seem quite unnecessary to go that far... but then again who knows... maybe I should try it out in order to say for sure ;)
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On this Quora post[^], the guy said he uses 6 screens for his daily use, as a programmer. I will say, that he didn't have the ALT + TAB keys or they don't work; where as he claims he doesn't have to press them. I have used one screen at a time, for everything, everytime! OriginalGriff once wrote about his 2 screens, well that is fair enough I also have a secondary laptop and I use it for chatting purposes if I am working, but 6?
The shit I complain about It's like there ain't a cloud in the sky and it's raining out - Eminem ~! Firewall !~
6 is too much for programming, but applications use them regularly. 6 is mostly used in medical applications. An application for 4 is an aircraft simulator, where: 2 - front windshields, 1 - each for the side screens. Addendum: I like the concept of spaces on Macs, where you just navigate from screen to screen, looking at one screen all the while.
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On this Quora post[^], the guy said he uses 6 screens for his daily use, as a programmer. I will say, that he didn't have the ALT + TAB keys or they don't work; where as he claims he doesn't have to press them. I have used one screen at a time, for everything, everytime! OriginalGriff once wrote about his 2 screens, well that is fair enough I also have a secondary laptop and I use it for chatting purposes if I am working, but 6?
The shit I complain about It's like there ain't a cloud in the sky and it's raining out - Eminem ~! Firewall !~
I use one screen with multiple personalities.
«I want to stay as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can't see from the center» Kurt Vonnegut.
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2 works well. Maybe 3 can as well - IDE one one, program / browser on one, and SQL on another. But I agree, 6 is a bit much - over-multi-tasking.
(Sorry if you are not a Windows 10 fan but) Windows 10 supports multiple desktops, you can create one for your girl to let her know you are giving her entire time of yours, and another where you have CodeProject and Visual Studio active. :laugh: I say, I don't even need multiple screen I can use multiple desktops. :-)
The shit I complain about It's like there ain't a cloud in the sky and it's raining out - Eminem ~! Firewall !~
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I'm on 2 (I'm not counting additional devices/machines, just a workstation's screens), now I don't know if I grow accustom to them or what but honestly I feel that if I would go back to a single one I would probably be a lot less efficient... maybe it's just in my head. Nevertheless I use 2 at work but also at home as well. Now regarding the 6, hmmm it seem quite unnecessary to go that far... but then again who knows... maybe I should try it out in order to say for sure ;)
Right, 2 is enough. What can a person do with 6 screens in a programming environment? Visual Studio can handle debugging and all in one screen. :sigh:
The shit I complain about It's like there ain't a cloud in the sky and it's raining out - Eminem ~! Firewall !~
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6 is too much for programming, but applications use them regularly. 6 is mostly used in medical applications. An application for 4 is an aircraft simulator, where: 2 - front windshields, 1 - each for the side screens. Addendum: I like the concept of spaces on Macs, where you just navigate from screen to screen, looking at one screen all the while.
Medical applications, eh? They save lives, programming on other end, destroys sole existence of life. 6 screens of programming, total waste! :laugh: You can get your life destroyed with one screen too. ;)
The shit I complain about It's like there ain't a cloud in the sky and it's raining out - Eminem ~! Firewall !~
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I use one screen with multiple personalities.
«I want to stay as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can't see from the center» Kurt Vonnegut.
Perfect! :thumbsup: One screen is enough, for anyone. Unless they need to make their lives complex.
The shit I complain about It's like there ain't a cloud in the sky and it's raining out - Eminem ~! Firewall !~
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On this Quora post[^], the guy said he uses 6 screens for his daily use, as a programmer. I will say, that he didn't have the ALT + TAB keys or they don't work; where as he claims he doesn't have to press them. I have used one screen at a time, for everything, everytime! OriginalGriff once wrote about his 2 screens, well that is fair enough I also have a secondary laptop and I use it for chatting purposes if I am working, but 6?
The shit I complain about It's like there ain't a cloud in the sky and it's raining out - Eminem ~! Firewall !~
Once you've tried three you'll never be free. I have three 24" monitors at work. One for SSMS, one for VS, and one for whatever.
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Perfect! :thumbsup: One screen is enough, for anyone. Unless they need to make their lives complex.
The shit I complain about It's like there ain't a cloud in the sky and it's raining out - Eminem ~! Firewall !~
Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan wrote:
One screen is enough, for anyone. Unless they need to make their lives complex.
No, it is not. I definitely find a dual monitor setup eases my daily development tasks. I often have a second computer running with a single monitor that I use mostly for "administrative tasks" (I typically spend +10 hours a week on conference calls), but I don't think I would go higher than three monitors. Besides, some of us develop those medical applications and have to make them work in multiple monitor setups. Soren Madsen
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty
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Once you've tried three you'll never be free. I have three 24" monitors at work. One for SSMS, one for VS, and one for whatever.
I will go for "whatever" only. :)
The shit I complain about It's like there ain't a cloud in the sky and it's raining out - Eminem ~! Firewall !~
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I will go for "whatever" only. :)
The shit I complain about It's like there ain't a cloud in the sky and it's raining out - Eminem ~! Firewall !~
Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan wrote:
I will go for "whatever" only.
Often the "whatever" is a deathly boring video conference with the boss.
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On this Quora post[^], the guy said he uses 6 screens for his daily use, as a programmer. I will say, that he didn't have the ALT + TAB keys or they don't work; where as he claims he doesn't have to press them. I have used one screen at a time, for everything, everytime! OriginalGriff once wrote about his 2 screens, well that is fair enough I also have a secondary laptop and I use it for chatting purposes if I am working, but 6?
The shit I complain about It's like there ain't a cloud in the sky and it's raining out - Eminem ~! Firewall !~
Minimum 2 now I'm using 3 given I have a laptop as my dev machine and a dock station with two 24" displays... On for the programming environment, the other one for testing and executing and the last one for e-mail internet...
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Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan wrote:
I will go for "whatever" only.
Often the "whatever" is a deathly boring video conference with the boss.
That is the afterjob life, in my beforemarriage life, I am usually on a Skype call with my girl. So, I can understand your problems! :(
The shit I complain about It's like there ain't a cloud in the sky and it's raining out - Eminem ~! Firewall !~
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Minimum 2 now I'm using 3 given I have a laptop as my dev machine and a dock station with two 24" displays... On for the programming environment, the other one for testing and executing and the last one for e-mail internet...
[www.tamautomation.com] | Robots, CNC and PLC machines for grinding and polishing. [YouTube channel]
3 is still satisfactory, I mean I understand using 3 screens, but more than that is confusing and not at all useful, unless required by the framework (as already discussed for Medical or other such uses).
The shit I complain about It's like there ain't a cloud in the sky and it's raining out - Eminem ~! Firewall !~
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On this Quora post[^], the guy said he uses 6 screens for his daily use, as a programmer. I will say, that he didn't have the ALT + TAB keys or they don't work; where as he claims he doesn't have to press them. I have used one screen at a time, for everything, everytime! OriginalGriff once wrote about his 2 screens, well that is fair enough I also have a secondary laptop and I use it for chatting purposes if I am working, but 6?
The shit I complain about It's like there ain't a cloud in the sky and it's raining out - Eminem ~! Firewall !~
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Virtual setups are fine as I already said, I can create multiple desktops in Windows 10, similarly creating everything virtual is fine and physically up to 2-4 is also fine. But physically adding screens and making up, like 6 or 5, for programming purposes? I won't fathom. :laugh: Can you?
The shit I complain about It's like there ain't a cloud in the sky and it's raining out - Eminem ~! Firewall !~
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On this Quora post[^], the guy said he uses 6 screens for his daily use, as a programmer. I will say, that he didn't have the ALT + TAB keys or they don't work; where as he claims he doesn't have to press them. I have used one screen at a time, for everything, everytime! OriginalGriff once wrote about his 2 screens, well that is fair enough I also have a secondary laptop and I use it for chatting purposes if I am working, but 6?
The shit I complain about It's like there ain't a cloud in the sky and it's raining out - Eminem ~! Firewall !~
2 works for what I do but I use a laptop always in "feet up" mode so I suffer along with one screen and side by side if I have to.
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Virtual setups are fine as I already said, I can create multiple desktops in Windows 10, similarly creating everything virtual is fine and physically up to 2-4 is also fine. But physically adding screens and making up, like 6 or 5, for programming purposes? I won't fathom. :laugh: Can you?
The shit I complain about It's like there ain't a cloud in the sky and it's raining out - Eminem ~! Firewall !~