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 ]

  • @FritzGman
    2•8 months ago

    Not a software dev but tech is central to my life.

    3 monitors for normal use

    1 - personal streaming, video meetings

    2 - remote business desktop access, main personal browsing window

    3 - online chat presence window, personal email client, other

    3 monitor gaming

    3 monitors for racing simulators and any games that support it (which make sense)

    Single monitor gaming

    1 - Game related content on left 2 - Game window in center 3 - Game related social media or streaming

    3 monitor home labbing

    1 machine or app per monitor Triple monitor stare and compare windows GUI / CLI / Monitoring system interface

    I didn’t realize how extensively I used my monitors until this exercise. Feel better about the spend and space tax related to it.