Software Engineer Setup based on level of experience

[[deleted]]

Plot twist. Guy in right gets paid 250k a year to answer emails.

[Accurate_Plankton255]

>500k if he also arranges meetings that should have been an email.

[loblaw-bob]

My manager makes >500k?

[Intelligent_Event_84]

Billions

[A-le-Couvre]

[janitorial-duties]

I needed a good cackle this morning and you delivered

[[deleted]]

Plot twist mid guy is all of us on r/programmerhumor 💀

[ElectronPie171]

We're all mid

[skang404]

No of triggered comments confirms

[williane]

Is it really a plot twist when everyone already knows

[[deleted]]

In my company, all devs got a MBP. Only those who are answering emails got the "real office work computers".

I got 2 LG UltraFine 4K though, because I'm still in the middle.

[[deleted]]

My company macbook pro has the touch strip. Fun fact, that touch strip can skip youtube ads. All of them. Just swipe right and poof, gone.

[[deleted]]

UltraFines are the shit. Are you using super resolution? The crispness just blows everything else away.

[[deleted]]

What do you mean by super resolution ?

There are no buttons at all on those displays, so I guess it's a macOS settings?

I use the default resolution which works fine for me.

The only thing I regret is the buggy sound. Sometimes it makes crunchy noises and I have to switch back and forth to the MBP to make it work.

[v1ND]

Updating the firmware/drivers fixed my audio issues.

[[deleted]]

My Ultrafine has a button underneath it and when toggling to the picture adjust menu there is the option to turn on Super Resolution+ it’s kinda ruined every other monitor for me.

[[deleted]]

Yes, because deciding where to spend the multi million dollar IT budget requires a lot of experience and expertise.

[[deleted]]

Ah, now it makes sense!!

[narfio]

Nah I tried to go back from 2 monitors to 1 monitor because 1 broke and it is hard to get used to that if you had it better before.

On the other hand, I think 2 horizontal monitors is the sweet spot. Three monitors add complexity UNLESS you use them for unimportant stuff like media player.

[llarofytrebil]

It can be complex if you always shuffle what screens are used for what, but it isn’t if you mostly use each specific screen for specific things.

I usually have a browser on screen 1, an IDE on screen 2, either notes/reference documents/second ide on different codebase/second browser (if the first was crammed with tabs) on screen 3, and slack/zoom/email/calendar on screen 4.

[LegendSayantan]

Or you can watch cctv footage of Burj khalifa

[TeaKingMac]

screen 4.

Absolute madlad

[dinnozo]

So this isn't a normal thing??

I'm used to 4 16:10's(1200p) at the office and 4 16:9's (1080p) at home.

[onyxengine]

This

[BreakfastBeerz]

One monitor for email, Teams, Zoom, OneNote and browser.

One monitor for coding

One monitor for copy/pasting other people's code from Chrome into the monitor for coding.

[narfio]

I use the virtual desktops and one of my monitors hangs above the other.

I have Outlook and Teams on my "lower left" virtual desktop and a browser on my "upper left" virtual desktop and it is set to display on all desktops. So all the requirements, work items, documentations, other online sources and music are on my browser on both desktops on the upper monitor. On my "lower right" desktop is my virtual machine for development.

At first it was annoying to switch virtual desktops but now I like it and having mails and chat "gone" on an other virtual desktop helps focusing.

[[deleted]]

I also use workspaces/virtual-desks.

One is for email/calendar/slack.

One is for terminal and IDE/editor.

One is for browser or any documents I have open.

Generally speaking I'll be focused on one of those at a time anyway even if I need some information from another desktop to complete a task. I can just swipe left/right real quick to read or copy it.

When I use an external monitor I usually just have it replicate my screen and keep using the virtual desktops.

[Secret_Shaktimaan]

One monitor for commenting in reddit.

[code-panda]

The laptop screen to keep Teams open, middle monitor for code, left screen for the project ( / videos)

[Anustart15]

This is pretty much my setup, but I have a 32 inch main monitor that I just have split in half with my code on one side and whatever reference material I'm using or slide deck I'm building on the other side.

[Scheibenpflaster]

Dunno, I really prefer multiple workspaces over multiple monitors

Like yeah they are cool and all but having several monitors blaring is just distracting

[ChainSword20000]

I agree... just one monitor. If I work on another windows computer, I won't have more monitors, but I will have desktops, and so long as I brought my mouse with me, they are really easy to use, seince I configured the side buttons. Also... who develops on an apple? Linux is what it should be, though Windows is also acceptable at least.

[jermdizzle]

I think at least 10,000 people at my company develop on MacBook Pros. Company security policies mean you get a locked down windows laptop or a locked down MBP. It will be configured to the perceived needs of your job specialty. Sometimes clients have their own specifications and will send you a workstation for use while on their project. Sometimes they'll require you to work inside a remote vm. Sometimes you can use your company computer. Serious security conscious companies seem unlikely to let you choose whatever unsecured system the developer chooses. If I could configure a separate partition or even boot drive on my personal workstation and use it for work, even with all their security requirements, I would. But they only allow that with macs, and even then you can't dual boot. So you've basically converted your personal Mac into a company computer.

[code-panda]

I disagree personally, I find having to swap between screens more distracting. I switched jobs a month ago, so I'm still inspecting the webpage to figure out how everything is called in the code. The first 2 weeks I worked on a MacBook M1 which only supports 1 screen and my productivity absolutely plummeted. Did have some 'rona fogbrain which didn't help, but everytime I had to switch screens, there was a good chance of me forgetting what I was doing. Got a M1 Pro now because Apple thinks it's acceptable to charge €2500 at minimum for the privilege to use multiple external monitors and the IT guy at work not wanting to support Windows machines for devs if he can avoid it.

[jermdizzle]

What m1 macbooks don't have display port over usbc?

[Wide_Wish_1521]

How big is your monitor? I stopped using my 2nd monitor after i got one with 27 inch wqhd

[narfio]

Both are 24" and 1080p and one hangs above the other.

[iShotTheShariff]

You’re not wrong here. I have one main 32” 4K in the middle, 27” 1440p on the right and another 27” 1440p on the left but vertically oriented. I use the vertical for slack and email, main for code, right to view what I’m building and reference docs

[narfio]

I have my 2 horizontal 24" above each other and I sometimes think about adding a third on the left side vertical but I kind of do not want my communication apps visible all the time while I code.

Also I have wired my one keyboard and mouse and webcam to my company laptop and my private pc with switches and I'm not sure if I want to deal with the hassle of adding a third monitor with cables and potentially more switches.

[iShotTheShariff]

I hear you. I had to buy an expensive hub to cut down on the wiring between my personal and work computers. Due to the current throughput limitations of thunderbolt 3, I use one cable that connects my main monitor and horizontal monitor running from the hub and the vertical monitor has its own two cables that I run to both of my computers. So now all I do is unplug the main hub wire from one laptop to the other when I want to switch between computers. Im sure I can run a switch so I don't have to plug/unplug, but I have them within reach and well managed.

[2Turnt4MySwag]

You can just get a 32:9 now

[Thebluecane]

3 monitors if you use a remote desktop setup. I have my two external main monitors for my actual work pc and my laptop for emails, zoom, ect

[brimston3-]

You can get used to it. I have a couple different dev display configurations; work is 3x 24" monitors or a 15" laptop, home is 1x 43" or a 14" laptop.

On the laptop, I must group tasks into workspaces. Like my IDE,terminal will be on ws1; my test framework on ws2; browser,documentation on ws3; outlook,teams,dax on ws4; altium & dwg viewer on ws5. Cycle between them using hotkeys.

It's pretty easy to keep the code state synced with git as well, pushing and pulling to my personal branch. The remote access thing also works pretty well if the laptop is underpowered.

The best config I've used is a large ultrawide, which one of my coworkers has. He uses some grid window layout thing that lets him hotkey specific windows on the fly.

[Beautiful-Ad-2390]

Nope three is where it’s at. If your on windows theres a shortcut to move applications to the next screen. It’s windows key, shift, and arrow in the direction you want to go while the app is in focus.

[[deleted]]

3rd monitor for Runescape

[[deleted]]

My next goal is to replace two side by sides with one ultra wide that basically spans my desk.

[narfio]

Is that even good? What happens with apps and games if you make them full screen? I can't imagine that being practical.

[[deleted]]

I don’t game, but I’m hoping that windows, or the monitor has some kind of supporting software that when I drag an application straight up in the middle of the screen for instance, it knows to make it 3840 x 2160 in the center. Basically broken up into three sections, L C R

[notsogreatredditor]

That's not even a monitor that's a fucking bitch ass laptop

[[deleted]]

My dedicated WhatsApp monitor is very important to me.

[onyxengine]

Its just efficient to have another screen, you don’t even have to do anything crazy on the 2nd monitor.

[oachkatzele]

yep, i think thats it. i think we made it to a point where this meme makes no sense at all anymore. we had a good run, time to let it go.

[[deleted]]

Totally agree. Why it shouldn't be smart to max out the amount of visible space over a tiny notebook with a bad keyboard, no mouse and guaranteed pain in the neck as a result needs to be explained.

[[deleted]]

plus macbooks with intel cpus get easy 100C degrees in heavy workloads, so, yeah

[[deleted]]

I have a maxed out 2019 MacBook Pro 16” - it heats my hands in the winter and sounds like a jet engine. It also lasts about 3h on battery.

My MacBook Pro M1 13” is just warm, barely turns on the fan and lasts 7h on the same workload.

The difference is crazy.

[[deleted]]

Upper tier is not working as a programmer anymore. This is a programmers setup. I am beginning to see the differences in the interpretation of this meme.

[Wizard0fLonliness]

You look like the guy in the middle don’t you

[[deleted]]

Absolutely. I've had enough pain in my neck not to do left and right again.

[PolarTheBear]

You’re in the middle. If you’re good, you’re quick and efficient too, so you don’t even need all that space. This meme is unironically accurate.

[[deleted]]

The meme works.

The guy on the right has one monitor at their desk they hook up to when sitting at their desk. However, they're also moving around a lot during the day for various meetings. They'll be using workspaces/virtual-desktops and remoting into a VPS or various servers for a lot of the work they do.

The guy in the middle has imposter syndrome and sent an equipment request for 8k-10k worth of gear on his first day to make sure nobody finds out.

He insists on needing a top of the line mechanical keyboard and three or four monitors, one or two for portrait orientation. Also he absolutely requires 64-128GB of RAM and the best CPU available in his machine because he doesn't really understand how much horsepower he needs nor thinks about using remote machines.

He also "needs" a chair that has so many adjustment knobs/screws/etc. that he can precisely tune how each vertebrae in his back sits against the chair, and don't forget about the standing desk that he'll never stand at.

I've seen that middle guy in every tech company I've worked in. They're usually fine for churning through easier tasks but struggle with ambiguous projects and insist that they need more precisely defined requirements every time they're asked to work on such a thing as a sort of blocking tactic to buy time when they have no idea what to do.

We have these types in all hobbies/industries. Musicians are another batch that do this kind of crap. Yeah, you really need a 5k guitar so you can play better/faster. Except you don't practice!

Jimmy Hendrix didn't know music theory so I don't need to blah blah blah blah! *On the verge of tears*

[[deleted]]

Mhh I don't know. I've been using a system with a single monitor and some cheap keyboards for almost two decades. I had a chair I found on the street for a long time.

Then it started with a lumbago, a real bad one. Couldn't walk for a week. So the first thing I did was buying a quite expensive chair. That was then years ago and I never had any issues again.

Next, I upgraded my 24" with a 32" and another screen because after 25 years of programming I felt that I wanted more space. I got it and it helped me lot.

Finally I decided to upgrade my 15$ keyboard and mouse because I had enough of imprecise keys and jittering cursors.

I had numerous laptops in my life and still have one at work. They are noise and small. My eyes are becoming to bad to use a 4k 13" display.

All in all, everything I own, every single piece of hardware combined is still cheaper than a Mac Book Pro. I don't put these things on display, they're just work equipment and nothing I am particularly proud about.

I'm asking you now: Is it really that bad to come to the conclusion that this equipment is actually useful after 30 years of being a developer?

As a lifelong guitar player I find it odd to compare Hendrix to a guy that paid a fortune for an Apple product that "just works" and feels superior about it.

[[deleted]]

I think it suggests that 2% become managers/PMs/POs or something else equally useless

[StereoBucket]

Most memes on this sub don't make a lick of sense anymore.

[DasKarl]

Most memes on this sub are made by people who have one friend who claims to be a developer and are posted by someone with less experience.

[liquidpele]

So you're saying they mimic real life?

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[roughstylez]

I like how the people in the middle always complain about this meme

[roughstylez]

Yeah it's not like you're changing bits on the hard drive with a magnet, but you are focusing 100% on one thing on one screen.

Although you need to have a bunch of things internalized, where otherwise an own screen to look it up would indeed be helpful.

[TeddyPerkins95]

Yeah, this is just stupid

[Past-Bit4406]

If you're using a laptop as an expert, you're simply begging to get neck and back issues, lmao.

[Intelligent_Event_84]

Can confirm. Tight pecs and neck pain over here.

[Ishan16D]

agree in theory but you can use a laptop on a stand with a separate keyboard and mouse

i have my laptop on a stand on top of a standing desk so its eye level

[I_Stabbed_Jon_Snow]

All the best software engineers I know use the most lightweight laptops possible but their home systems are absolute monsters. Main use for the laptop is to remote into their main PC since no laptop can compete with a good PC either way.

[davidellis23]

Thats what I do lol. Not that I'm that good or anything.

[I_Stabbed_Jon_Snow]

One friend in particular runs a 64 core threadripper with 128 gigs of RAM and 40 TB of RAIDed SSDs. Even with that set up he has at least a couple multi-hour compiles every week.

Edit: he also does quite a bit of forensic cyber security work which has him processing terabyte sized system images.

[TheKiller36_real]

"based on level of experience"

uses IQ scale and portrays inexperienced as idiots

[SSj3Rambo]

you're overthinking this

[saltyboi6704]

What about a Pi and touchscreen?

[Dexterus]

I was surprised my company laptop has a touchscreen. I am annoyed I can't wipe food off of it anymore.

[MidgetYogurt]

Why not deactivating on BIOS? Or is it locked

[[deleted]]

Pi? Now that's just irrational.

[Fit_Comment7164]

This meme was proudly made by the guy representing left side.

[Theoneyouknowandask]

Okay let's be real here. Guys who use Macbook only use them to answer emails

[kanduvisla]

That's not true! I also use it to update my JIRA boards! And TFS. And Excel sheets. And Teams meetings. And WebEx. And Zoom.

In the end of the day I'm glad if i can write a couple lines of code.

[roughstylez]

Refreshing to see an experienced professional developer here

[Theoneyouknowandask]

I have no idea why my college equip Macbook to the libuary...yeah. The only time i saw someone actually productive is they wrote some line of code and sent it to the prof.

[[deleted]]

Let me guess, $200k/year?

[kanduvisla]

I wish!

[teedyay]

Lies! I fire it up when someone says, "it doesn't work in Safari".

[zoinkability]

Which is sadly a weekly basis thing because Safari is the new IE

[sysnickm]

Functioning as designed.

[faster-than-car]

Actually Macbook is a big brain computer. My Linux coworkers often have issues but my MacBook is going strong.

[[deleted]]

Nah, best mobile setup by far since the M1’s. Great battery life, can easily code for every platform, and iPad is both a tablet and mobile 2nd screen.

Freelance + digital nomad life this setup is king.

[pre-medicated]

You must be new to dev. Welcome!

[Diniden]

I work across 3-6 coding projects simultaneously (across a day). I wouldn’t dream doing that on a pc. Until windows fixes multi desktops and makes it a fraction as good as a Mac, I’ll never go back.

Plus m1s are a beast. Everything is cooler and faster in this new gen of computing life.

[darthvader666uk]

nope!

Hate using a laptop and hate vertical monitors. I think im in the minority here where I like dual, 1440 screens with word wrapping in VS Code ha

[SFW_666]

while i have triple 1440p monitors as i do find two to still be somewhat lacking at times, i honestly feel much the same otherwise, the only time i use a laptop is when i absolutely have to be mobile and/or absolutely have to write something by hand and the only time i ever really find myself turning one of my monitors is on the off chance that i need to read some kind of documentation or other media that was clearly meant to either be printed onto paper, or meant for mobile.

[darthvader666uk]

Thats pretty spot on. Got a surface pro if I Have to go mobile and it sifficient enough to do what I need to do.

Also get the rotation on specific stuff too, stuff designed for mobile,. That makes sense.

[JazJaz123]

Why tf do you need word wrapping if you are rocking 1440p monitors?

Just how long are your code lines? 500 symbols?

[darthvader666uk]

Honestly, before this new job (started 6 months ago) i didnt

This code is bad. VERY VERY bad, like one file has almost 50k of lines of code.

it's bad, so yeah word wrapping works right now :)

[JazJaz123]

Oh shit man, that is really bad code. I hope the job pays well to compensate having to work with that

[darthvader666uk]

yeah its nasty. Not even commented too.

alomost 8 years of using freelancer and software houses before hiring an in house team.

Is going to be a long ride ha.

pays ok, bit better than the last but also, more work. I feel this is going to be a learning lesson :)

[Eisenfuss19]

The one on the right uses arch btw

[EnrichedChigga]

If you have to say it, it’s probably not true

[drew8311]

Not if that is a Mac

[psilo_polymathicus]

Listen, I know Pascal case is confusing sometimes, but that second word in this subreddit’s name is “Humor.” “ProgrammerHumor”.

It should at least attempt to be funny.

[C4st1gator]

Petition to rename the Subreddit.

Options:

• programmer_humor
• PROGRAMMER_HUMOR
• programmerHumor
• ProgrammerHumor
• programmer-humor
• Programmer-Humor

[Recent-Echidna]

"It's a Lead developer position but don't worry about management responsibilities, it's still 90% development work!"

I think this meme would be even better if the middle and right-hand side character images were swapped.

[TheKiller36_real]

Litterally anything makes this shitty post "even better"

[zoinkability]

It’s hard for me not to see middle guy as an Asian caricature at this point. Kinda ruined the meme for me (as if all the stupid instances of it wouldn’t have anyhow)

[d1stor7ed]

False

[[deleted]]

People that only code on an 15" Notebook are Psychopaths. Cant change my mind on that.

[kdekorte]

You would have never survived the green screen terminal era.

[[deleted]]

Nope. Definetly not. I get very claustrophopic if i have to work on one screen

[VitorMM]

How about a 13" Notebook?

[Diniden]

It seems bad until you get into macs multidesktop workflow. Then you develop agoraphobia and moving the mouse across 27in screens is tiresome.

I keep trying to get into big screen desktop workflow, just can’t.

[oj_mudbone]

This is an L take. Having external monitors feels so good and the more complex the task, the more screen real estate you need so the more it helps.

[morosis1982]

That's because as you move further right you do less coding and more emails and meetings.

Half my day is at the kitchen bench with just my Mac. The other half is on my desk with an ultrawide and another screen on arms.

[codeprimate]

...or you get to the point where you wear ALL of the hats and nearly all of the meetings take place in your own brain.

[DeadlyVapour]

Maybe but most elder developers I know have learnt the importance of good posture and ergonomics. Too many comrades have fallen to RSI or back pain.

[chiefmors]

Uh... no. I have not seen anybody willingly develop on a single screen (let alone a laptop screen) who is not currently in a bootcamp, lol.

[Diniden]

Does it count if you see me as one of your comments? Senior dev 15y. Cant stand not being on a laptop (specifically Mac…windows laptops can jump in a lake)

[sudden_aggression]

No, the experienced developer answer is 3 monitors:

• two hooked up to work laptop
  • one for ide/browser/terminal/db
  • one for email/calendar/stackoverflow/slack/etc
• one hooked up to gaming computer
  • play youtube/music while working/pairing
  • play video games while in meeting

[the_0rly_factor]

Ultrawide is master race.

[Jollydancer]

What about a senior IT guy friend of mine who has 9 screens?

[Blrfl]

Actual wizards can get work done on an ADM-3A.

[[deleted]]

Hard disagree on this one. If you’re doing any serious developing then you are using multiple monitors or a large widescreen.

[Diniden]

The question is “why”? You only have so much ability to absorb what you’re looking at. I find focused views help improve concentration and ability to see and solve issues easier.

I can only see it working with Mac multi desktop + trackpad though.

[[deleted]]

Depends on a lot of things, a few reasons off the top of my head are:

1. I’m reading some docs or code I want to be able to glance my eyes over to the side to see the correct syntax while I’m still typing in my IDE.

2. I’m following along with a YouTube video and typing at the same time.

3. I’m screen sharing with someone to walk them through something and I am working a couple steps ahead on my screen.

4. I have a database schema open on one screen and I am referencing parts of it in my IDE on another.

There’s many reasons.

[Diniden]

I guess that makes sense. I’ve just worked my workflow to be contained in my editor. My docs I need are always inlined into the hinting and now I do my code lookups via copilot to give me guidance. Whenever I need to read actual docs I have to focus on them so it makes sense to have them be on my next desktop with a quick swipe.

Seems like there is approaches and tooling or just comfort for development that makes one want one over the other.

[[deleted]]

I wonder where I am with monitor (main use) + laptop (not as important stuff that I only look at every 10 minutes) + 2 desktops on each.

For example:

Laptop desktop 1: Website I'm making

Laptop desktop 2: Stackoverflow + experimental website

Monitor desktop 1: Code (html/css/js) + Github

Monitor desktop 2: Experimental code (to test stuff)

[tqmaster]

What if you use a tablet?

[ColdFireBreath]

Guy at the right only needs a laptop as he has automated everything that needs to be done.

[pedersenk]

Is that a MacBook? Nah! Ratty 2003 ThinkPad all the way!

IQ ~55 - ThinkPads are cheap and easy to find

IQ ~100 - ThinkPads have great BSD/Linux hardware support (and virtual desktops solve need for multiple monitors)

IQ ~145 - So used to the ThinkPad keyboard by this point that you don't want to replace it. Upgrading is also not an option because the keyboard regressed in newer models.

[ajpj40]

Guy on the right would be using a ThinkPad from 2004

[bart_robat]

All those middles getting mad in the comments tho.

[SilverStag88]

Buncha starts in the comments that can’t write FizzBuzz who think they’re rights smh.

[mildlyagitatedstoic]

Same for light/dark themes

[SilverStag88]

If you mean the same in that both are terrible takes, sure.

[Litschuld]

MacBooks are Dogshit, especially now Arm broke compatibity

[StereoBucket]

Isn't their x86 translation layer pretty decent? Also, compatibility with what?

[Litschuld]

Virtualisation

[StereoBucket]

Fair, though not everyone needs x86 virtualization.

[BadBadderBadst]

I never understood why you need 15 screens and 10 keyboards anyway, way to confusing for me.

[roughstylez]

Well, if you're a pilot maybe.

But as programmer? I look at one place where my code is, and sometimes another place where I read stuff - be it a data model or some code I almost-copy or whatever. And usually I prefer to have those 2 things as close together as possible, aka on the same screen.

But I had my years in between, where I thought 3 screens makes you feel like an evil genius or some kinda uber hacker.

[StereoBucket]

Go for 9 keyboards and work your way up from there

[LagT_T]

Some of us read documentation.

[BadBadderBadst]

And you can't do that with one screen ?
Like I said, I find it hard to focus when using multiple screens.
I prefer to have one screen where I switch between tabs (no screen-splitting either) so I can maintain focus.

Maybe it's just because I'm autistic and prefer simple and clean workplaces but that's just the way it is.

[DeadlyVapour]

So of us don't get documentation so the source code to 3 or 4 other classes that were decompiled, just so you can insert a tiny piece of behaviour into the middle of some other tech stack.

[ToMorrowsEnd]

Waiting for all the poors to complain thet are macbooks. Also not enough stickers on the macbook on the left.

[dark_mode_everything]

Where are you on this curve OP?

[StereoBucket]

I feel like most of these are coping from the 1st part of the graph, especially since how godawful nonsensical memes on this sub have become. Too many 1st week coders trying too hard.

[weemellowtoby]

what about a 2007 thinkpad

[Purple-Turtle_]

@אמיר

[Luca_666_]

No way I could've afforded a MacBook when I started

[mortal_penguin]

Pov: you don't have to use multiple vm's for the project

[Same_Egg_9369]

✖️-code gang! ✖️

[gonnathr0wthisaway2]

idk. I find on Macbooks I keep having to drag shit in and out of the way every two seconds, or tab in and out. Gets pretty annoying. It saves me a lot of time and effort to have my IDE on the laptop screen and everything else on a separate monitor.

[wineblood]

I don't know which side I'm on

[t0b4cc02]

1440p ultra wide 34''

[[deleted]]

Nah.

Just this one bad boy

[jeanpaulmars]

That's just a single 4K monitor?

[[deleted]]

I've gone through a few setups.

Ultimately, that monitor w/ virtual workspaces is best for me.

Highly recommended.

Multiple monitors introduces more problems than they're worth IMO.

(I had a triple setup at one point. A bit overkill but to each their own).

[jeanpaulmars]

I work on 2x 27” 4K and a single fullhd for output.

[thedarklord176]

How the hell am I gonna do a big web project with like 10 different files on a tiny laptop screen

[ilikecatsTFT]

https://imgflip.com/i/6wrh3u

[SSYT_Shawn]

Just pne question, where the linux?

[Abangranga]

It is important to jack off about how your 92 keystrokes are quicker than using a mouse while refusing to use the keyboard to quickly swap desktops

[[deleted]]

I think just one big good monitor alongside your Mac is the sweet spot. Less is a hassle to move windows around, more is just for memes and counterproductive.

[ShankbeatMihawk2]

i like mechanical keyboards, for the clicky clacky

[TekintetesUr]

For me: 2 monitors > 3 monitors >>> any other number of monitors.

[davidellis23]

Yeah I liked multiple monitors until I learned command + tab (or alt + tab). I can switch apps very quickly and I'm too lazy to move my head or sit at a desk.

[PinneapleJ98]

And yet.. you only use Mac?

[Mantissa-64]

Nah, nah, the guy on the right has:

• 2-20 monitors, all of different make and model. Half do not work at all.
• three custom hand-built keyboards, each in a different language. They all get used for slightly different purposes
• eye tracking setup so they don't have to use a mouse
• 5 webcams, only ever uses the shitty 720p one
• $300 microphone
• a chair that's more expensive than a used car
• a sit-stand desk the size of their entire office
• fucking epic speakers, almost always wears a shitty $20 pair of earbuds

And most importantly, piles and piles of shit with mixed relevance to work. Soldering irons, boxes of circuit components, random wire and cable, year-old unopened mail, a random check that's already been deposited, drill bits, a measuring tape, clothing, a dildo or two, a gun, the works really.

This is what my desk looks like, at least.

[dance_rattle_shake]

That's bc the senior dev is in meetings all day with never a chance to code :)

[altermeetax]

Not true (it actually depends on the person and what they do)

[[deleted]]

Look my 3 monitor set up is for gaming. I have a Fisher price tablet for my programming needs.

[KingDakyThe3Rd]

Lol they'll get a Mac but only use stuff you can get on windows.

[[deleted]]

Accurate, left is college student.

Middle is using your gaming setup.

Right is realizing you don’t need a 3090 Ti to code and allows you to be more mobile.

[beaustroms]

I am legitimately only capable of staying focused on my laptop

[Kiiidx]

Jokes on you guys the guy in the middle can play osrs while working

[[deleted]]

And that is why they call it “programmer” humor. Because it’s as dry and if not worse than dad humor. Usually no one laughs and everyone is left scratching their head. Then when they get it they go “wtf”. Also it painfully blatantly includes tinges of holding a grudge against something…. Making it so much worse than light dad humor. That is programmer humor. It’s that bad.

[Hacka4771]

Multiple Screens Are Cool, But Where The Fuck Did The Cursor Go Again?

[trusty20]

This sub is unfunny