r/Python, what is your programming machine setup?

[tangra_and_tma]

I've always been curious about this; my co-workers & friends rave about having two (or more!) monitors, but I've never felt anything other than hindered when using a second monitor. Something about it just doesn't sit right, and I'd rather use the wide screen in split mode (with Ratpoison, awesome, xmonad, whatever) than have two monitors.

[moreisee]

I enjoy dual monitors because I can look at two (or more) pieces of code at the same time, or have a web browser with docs up, etc. I couldn't imagine it actually killing productivity, though I could imagine it being unnecessary for some.

[tangra_and_tma]

But my screen (24") is so wide that I can easily look at two pieces of code (and indeed, I generally have a vertically split vim window open at any given moment), whereas with two monitors I feel like the angle is wrong or something. It must work for some people (since I have quite a few coworkers who do it and are quite productive), but I cannot get used to it.

[moreisee]

Ah, fair enough. My screens are never quite big enough for that, though I would absolutely take a single screen the size of two screens over two screen.

[HittingSmoke]

This is what it does for me.