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?
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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!
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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!
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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:
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Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan wrote:
What can a person do with 6 screens in a programming environment?
1. IDE (Back End) 2. Database interface (e.g. SSMS) 3. IDE (UI) 4. email / IM etc. 5. The Googs 6. Whatever else - news/ CP / etc Easy
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Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan wrote:
What can a person do with 6 screens in a programming environment?
1. IDE (Back End) 2. Database interface (e.g. SSMS) 3. IDE (UI) 4. email / IM etc. 5. The Googs 6. Whatever else - news/ CP / etc Easy
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I think you mean: 1) IDE 2) Google 3) Cat pictures 4) Cat videos 5) Cat pictures again 6) More cat pictures (and Pr0n)
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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 am using 2 (24" - 1920 x 1200) Screens. And it really makes the difference. I have tried using 3 screens, but that's too much. (Apart from the functional part - You often look stupid when trying to find windows on it :-D ) So IMHO 2 is the right setup. Anything less or more will affect the productivity. ... and 6 - he must be really using his revolving chair instead of alt+tab. :laugh:
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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).
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You won't believe the increase on productivity the second display means. And then, of course, depending on the kind of job you do it will help (or not) having more displays. 2 big ones is ok for me, but 3 is even better. Only a few times I've wished having more than 3... There are cases in which I need a virtual oscilloscope to keep an eye on the behavior of my PLC while the code is being debugged and other tasks are running there... but this (in my case) is not common. I guess everyone will have it's own preferences/needs but 2 displays in one computer is a great thing.
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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 two, and I could make use of a third. I don't think I would like the whole row-on-top thing.
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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 !~
The other advantage of having multiple screens is that when your cat decides to sit in front of one and stare at you (probably plotting revenge for the flea killing liquid I just applied to the back of his neck) you can continue to use the other one...
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The other advantage of having multiple screens is that when your cat decides to sit in front of one and stare at you (probably plotting revenge for the flea killing liquid I just applied to the back of his neck) you can continue to use the other one...
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Does that protect from an angry girl (intending to avenge), too?
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Does that protect from an angry girl (intending to avenge), too?
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Unlikely, but perhaps worth a try. I'd suggest that a bunch of flowers and some chocolates might work better though. Failing that body armour.
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I think you mean: 1) IDE 2) Google 3) Cat pictures 4) Cat videos 5) Cat pictures again 6) More cat pictures (and Pr0n)
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For you it'll be cp, Google and 4 'special interest' sheep pictures
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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.
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At work I have only five on my main machine. It supports six but I don't have room for the other one as I also have my laptop plus another screen to provide a total of seven. ...and I use all of them almost all the time. One for email, one for SQL, two more for VS (sometimes two projects simultaneously), another for remote access to a few servers and I also have to support four different browsers (IE, Chrome, FF & Safari) so I run tests on the other screens and then there's CP, Google and other stuff. At home I manage on three, across two PCs but with one keyboard and mouse using Input Director (a tool like Synergy).
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I think you mean: 1) IDE 2) Google 3) Cat pictures 4) Cat videos 5) Cat pictures again 6) More cat pictures (and Pr0n)
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Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan wrote:
What can a person do with 6 screens in a programming environment?
1. IDE (Back End) 2. Database interface (e.g. SSMS) 3. IDE (UI) 4. email / IM etc. 5. The Googs 6. Whatever else - news/ CP / etc Easy
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I develop (amongst other things) web-based responsive apps: So on my 5 screens: Netbeans IDE for editing debugging Web browser showing running app portrait screen for documentation / program notes. todo and bug lists one screen holds mail client/internet browser/OS taksbar/menu etc last screen displays live connection to the service the app is interacting with so I can see that it has behaved correctly. I used to use multiple screens etc, but the contect switch interferes with looking at one thing to see the result of another's actions etc, or reading documentation whilst editing. Before I was able to have multiple screens, then I just had many printouts/books etc strewn across the desk, so all that has happened really is that the screens have replaced the paper. Having said that, I do also work quite often on my single screen laptop, and just context switch, but it's nothing like as productive. Sometimes I use the laptop as a sixth screen though if I'm testing things like VPN connections between sites and need to have a separate route to each end to view behaviour... 8)
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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 think would find it hard to efficiently use 6. However, I currently use 3, and I do find that I run out of space at times, I don't like having to minimize my windows while working. I would have my IDE on one, my browser one another, and my reference pdf on the third. Depends on what I'm working on I would also use my ssh client, I like to give the old putty a window of its own.
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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 3 Dell u3011 30" monitors. I would hate to use less. I have one for my current IDE, one for a browser for testing and looking up anything I need on Google or StackExchange, and one for a console or database, depending on the task. I can't imagine what I would use six for, but I'm not going to argue with someone who likes it - and the geek in me says "I'd love to try it."
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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 think it really depends on personal preferences. I switched to 2x24 about 3-4 years ago and didn't look back. In this past year I updated to 3x32 - main work area (VS/SQL), communication (email/Skype), and task list/miscellaneous. The two side monitors are in portrait mode. I still ALT+TAB, but I don't have to do that as much. A quick glance to side monitors lets me see what I want without needing to play through the multiple ALT+TAB sequences. It's easy to argue I have WAY too many windows open (I likely do), but it's my working style and it works well for me. Given how cheap monitors are now it's not hard to justify the cost vs. productivity savings. Heck, it used to be $2k for a 19" CRT, so getting 3x32" LED for less than that is awesome. Plus I get a nice tan :) Six monitors wouldn't work for me - can't imagine craning my neck upward constantly (I can only imagine the top monitors being useful for monitoring status vs. working desktop space). Six monitors seems overkill to me, but if it actually works for him (vs. him just trying to make his workstation look kick-ass) then who are we to judge?
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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 4 at home: Monitor 1 - Code Monitor 2 - Web Browser (for code) Monitor 3 - Web Browser (for research) Monitor 4 - Other (Music, Youtube vids, RDP sessions, log viewing (tail -f), etc) At work I only have 3 and I can say that i do miss my 4th monitor... I guess it is one of those things: once you have it you don't want to be without it.
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