I heard and read (e.g. Bob's posting) that having 2 monitors for dev was great. I tried it last week and have to say it is SOOO worth it. I felt the productivity boost. Here is my setup:
20' widescreen (for coding) + 19' (for testing)
Total monitor costs <$500 from dell.
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ReplyDeleteAs I mentioned in this post, multiple monitor setups are extremely common at Microsoft. I rarely saw these at IBM, even flat panels were a rarity when I left last year. Another example of the "penny wise but pound foolish" mentality.
ReplyDeleteMore screen is always better. I couldn't get my boss to buy and extra flat panel but a 19" flat coupled with a 17" crt works just fine. The crt is clunky and takes a lot of desk space but even so It's indespensible for holding my IM windows, debugger windows and other things I want quick access to but don't want on my main desktop.
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