Ideal Monitor Rotation for Programmers

Re:Ideal Monitor Rotation for Programmers by theshrike79 on Friday December 03, 2021 @03:25AM (#29427841)

Example of a web developer:

Monitor #1: The page Monitor #2: The code Monitor #3: Mail, chat etc.

You can drop the third one, but at least two is kinda required. You can't just shove #1 and #2 on a single monitor or the page layout won't match the user's.

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Re:Ideal Monitor Rotation for Programmers by archseer on Friday December 03, 2021 @03:40AM (#29427923)

Or I can put the browser and the code editor on different workspaces and instantly switch between them with the press of a key.

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Re:Ideal Monitor Rotation for Programmers by theshrike79 on Friday December 03, 2021 @02:03PM (#29433798)

It's not faster than flicking your eyes to the other screen. And you can't type in workspace #1 while looking at workspace #2 :)

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Re:Ideal Monitor Rotation for Programmers by archseer on Friday December 03, 2021 @09:32PM (#29438139)

Debatable, my sway setup transitions instantly :) Everyone has their preferred workflow. I personally switched back from two monitors to a 15" laptop screen

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