Ideal Monitor Rotation for Programmers

Post by yokljo » Fri, Dec 03, 2021, 12:44 AM UTC

mgreenleaf wrote: post #235

gboss wrote: post #20

I prefer to work with a single large external monitor. If my device is a laptop I keep it in clamshell mode when attached to an external monitor. I find switching applications with keyboard shortcuts and focusing on one thing at a time has improved my productivity. Using two or more monitors made it so easy for me to get distracted. To each their own though.

I work with the KDE virtual desktops grid with a 3x2 arrangement and wrap around on a 32" curved screen. I've found it very useful to put the same windows in the same grid squares and have hotkeys to easily go between. I know exactly the keystrokes ahead of time to get to the window I want and don't have to move my neck to get there. I can tile them, since I've got plenty of space on the one large screen, but usually…

Post by zzt123 » Fri, Dec 03, 2021, 1:00 AM UTC

pshc wrote: post #195

zzt123 wrote: post #99

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Bad response times plague the mobile space too. Just look at the new MBP with its 120hz display that has >40ms latency. But Mac displays, though looking gorgeous, have always had latency that was heavily perceptible. Is there even a mainstream desktop display that has anywhere near the latency of Macs?

>40ms latency is insane if true. Got a source?

Post by smoyer » Fri, Dec 03, 2021, 1:26 AM UTC

selfhoster11 wrote: post #317

mgraczyk wrote: post #155

This is interesting but the author considers only one degree of freedom, "roll". Equally important are "pitch" and "yaw". "pitch" is necessary to accommodate another kind of rotation, known in HCI as "slouch". "yaw" is important because sometimes your code is so elegant and impressive, that you need people walking by to see it more than you need to see it yourself. You use yaw to rotate your monitor away, toward the…

I know that you are writing in jest, but the very concept that any amount of slouching is tolerable to someone in this profession should be outrageous. We spend decades deforming our backs to sit in chairs. The least we can do is to promote the idea of an international "Insufficiently Ergonomic Office Chair Bonfire Day".

Post by OJFord » Fri, Dec 03, 2021, 1:33 AM UTC

smoyer wrote: post #325

selfhoster11 wrote: post #317

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I know that you are writing in jest, but the very concept that any amount of slouching is tolerable to someone in this profession should be outrageous. We spend decades deforming our backs to sit in chairs. The least we can do is to promote the idea of an international "Insufficiently Ergonomic Office Chair Bonfire Day".

Sit with your butt on the edge of your chair (don't use the back rest at all) ... Your back will be naturally straight and your core muscles will gain endurance. I learned this by using an exercise ball as a chair for six months.

Post by watersb » Fri, Dec 03, 2021, 1:34 AM UTC

crowbahr wrote: post #34

ASalazarMX wrote: post #15

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Tall monitors must be hard on the neck if you frequently need to see the top half of it. The ergonomic recommendation is keeping the monitors at eye level. How do you deal with that?

The top of my tall monitor is level with the top of my landscape monitor. So I look down to see the bottom of my tall monitor, straight ahead to see the top of either. I also have one overhead monitor to glance up at for reference or other pages. 80% of my work is done on my main monitor. 15% on the tall. 5% on the overhead. The overhead is still very useful though.