How many screens?
-
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 !~
-
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.
-
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...
[www.tamautomation.com] | Robots, CNC and PLC machines for grinding and polishing. [YouTube channel]
-
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 !~
-
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 !~
-
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 !~
-
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 !~
-
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.
-
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 !~
-
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 !~
Oddly, I'm comfortable within 1 to 6. I've been doing a lot of work on a laptop recently with just 1 screen, and my desktop has 3, which is awesome, as I often have multiple browsers, IDE's, and other documents open. I've used 6 (spread across a couple computers using Synergy to share the mouse and keyboard) which was a huge advantage when I was having to remote into several different machines as well as keep my development environment open. Never had the opportunity to use more than 6, but the way I see it, the more the better. Of course, a couple of these babies[^] would do too. Marc
Imperative to Functional Programming Succinctly Contributors Wanted for Higher Order Programming Project!
-
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 !~
Most have 1 or 2 screens, occasionally 3, and this guy in question has 6. In my work, my system is so powerful, that it GOES UP TO 11 ![^]
-
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 two. Generally one for VS and one for SQL. I see Philips now have a cheap 40 " UHD monitor for the same price as their old 28". It has software that allows you you set it up with up to four virtual monitors. Looks good. I just need to get work to get one as a test :)
-
I use two. Generally one for VS and one for SQL. I see Philips now have a cheap 40 " UHD monitor for the same price as their old 28". It has software that allows you you set it up with up to four virtual monitors. Looks good. I just need to get work to get one as a test :)
I will consider this 40" option for myself also. :)
The shit I complain about It's like there ain't a cloud in the sky and it's raining out - Eminem ~! Firewall !~
-
Oddly, I'm comfortable within 1 to 6. I've been doing a lot of work on a laptop recently with just 1 screen, and my desktop has 3, which is awesome, as I often have multiple browsers, IDE's, and other documents open. I've used 6 (spread across a couple computers using Synergy to share the mouse and keyboard) which was a huge advantage when I was having to remote into several different machines as well as keep my development environment open. Never had the opportunity to use more than 6, but the way I see it, the more the better. Of course, a couple of these babies[^] would do too. Marc
Imperative to Functional Programming Succinctly Contributors Wanted for Higher Order Programming Project!
After reviewing many comments, in which 3 is the most common term, I think I am lagging behind for having 2 laptops only. I will from now on purchase more screens only. :laugh: JK, I will stick to using one machine for each purpose. :)
The shit I complain about It's like there ain't a cloud in the sky and it's raining out - Eminem ~! Firewall !~
-
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 !~
Terry Pratchett was asked why he had six monitors. His reply: "Because I don't have enough space for eight" Two is brilliant - orders of magnitude better than one. Three, I'd like to try. Four, I could fit in - just - but I'd need a new video card, which means a new PC as it's only half height. Six? I could use it. I don't think that for what I do, it'd be that much of an improvement - but I didn't think two would make that much difference either.
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
-
Terry Pratchett was asked why he had six monitors. His reply: "Because I don't have enough space for eight" Two is brilliant - orders of magnitude better than one. Three, I'd like to try. Four, I could fit in - just - but I'd need a new video card, which means a new PC as it's only half height. Six? I could use it. I don't think that for what I do, it'd be that much of an improvement - but I didn't think two would make that much difference either.
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
Hmmm. *Makes plan about going to the nearest market to purchase a bunch of new screens for system!*
The shit I complain about It's like there ain't a cloud in the sky and it's raining out - Eminem ~! Firewall !~
-
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 !~
For me, it's not a matter of number of screens, but total real-estate, aka resolution. I have a 40" 4K TV (3820x2160) and a pair of 24" monitors (1920x1200) on my desk. The 4K display by itself provides you with a ridiculous amount of space, but I'm not going to give up the two other displays I already had. There's no going back.
-
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 !~
As I recall dual-monitor is the recommendation for most uses... http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/work-and-play-better-with-multiple-monitors[^]
-
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 am always amazed how people can manage more than one screen. I had 2 for a while at office and never really made any good use of it. I am probably way too much used to Alt + tab and Ctrl + tab.
Just being able to have Chrome or a PDF open full screen on one monitor, while coding fullscreen on the other makes it soooooo worth while!
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
