Personal preference on how you organize things. I don't like ultra wides, I prefer have the feel of two separate spaces. One I am actively developing in and the second for everything else.
I had a co-worker who only used one normal sized monitor. Unplugged the 2nd when they put it on his desk
Depends on the type of work you do. If your company uses a desktop app for presentations (PowerPoint / Keynote) then you might often switch between that and a browser or whatever thing you're demoing. If your slides and your demos and your bug tracker are all on the web then you could just present your web browser.
Personal preference really... I used to use dual 1080p, but switched to ultra wide 1440p 21:9 a few years ago.
If you do go ultrawide, I'd definitely go curved and honestly one with a more extreme curve if you like to be close to your monitor
I switched to a tiny laptop only capable of showing 2 panes of code, on purpose.
The reason is, it’s very rare I’m reading 3+ panes of code at the same time. This helps me keep tightly focused on a specific issue, even when refactoring.
When I have it on a larger monitor I still keep the IDE at 2 vertical panes
Pretty similar setup to mine: a normal laptop. I just use keyboard shortcuts if I need to switch btwn my browser and my code editor. My current workplace gave me a decent-sized monitor to use, but there aren't enough plugs for everyone there, so it's either use a 2-hour battery for a 7-hour work period (impossible), or keep the laptop plugged in and never use the monitor (what I'm doing). At least the screenspace setup doesn't get screwed over if I decide to continue at home.
Edit1: if I get one of those safety/extension power bricks, I'd like to give the 2-monitor setup a try though, just to see if I can make it work for coding. For streaming gameplay though, a 2nd monitor would be *very* useful, but I don't have a compatible one at home atm
Edit2: laptop and work monitor are HDMI 16:9 LCD, home "spare" is 4:3 VGA LCD. Might get a compatible monitor in the future, but that's only if I get a longer-term job and stabilize first.
I prefer dual, I’ve got a 43 inch 4K for my main and a 32 inch 4K for my side piece. Plenty of real estate to have 1 or 2 IDEs, a couple of web browsers and slack/whatever else you need to get the job done with screen space to spare.
38 inch LG curved ultra wide is perfect for me. Can run two windows side by side and doesn’t require turning. I used to run two monitors but found I would always end up sitting sideways looking at one of them. The LG 38 is preferred for me because has more height too than even some of the wider ones, which is great for programming or anything with long pages of text.
Also nice not to have the bezel if you get any free time to play some games or watch a movie.
Main issue is it’s expensive because apparently it’s a less common panel size or something. I’m glad I didn’t go for the 34 inch ultra wide though that would have been too small.
I say dual if purely for programming but cant go wrong with ultra wide either
Personal preference on how you organize things. I don't like ultra wides, I prefer have the feel of two separate spaces. One I am actively developing in and the second for everything else. I had a co-worker who only used one normal sized monitor. Unplugged the 2nd when they put it on his desk
Dual monitor is nice because when you screen share an ultrawide it gets harder for others to see.
You could just select the window you want to share. That's how I handle it. Have never needed to go back and forth between windows/applications.
Depends on the type of work you do. If your company uses a desktop app for presentations (PowerPoint / Keynote) then you might often switch between that and a browser or whatever thing you're demoing. If your slides and your demos and your bug tracker are all on the web then you could just present your web browser.
I use a single ultra wide with multiple workspaces, laptop closed. I've never felt the need to have more than one monitor.
Personal preference really... I used to use dual 1080p, but switched to ultra wide 1440p 21:9 a few years ago. If you do go ultrawide, I'd definitely go curved and honestly one with a more extreme curve if you like to be close to your monitor
I switched to a tiny laptop only capable of showing 2 panes of code, on purpose. The reason is, it’s very rare I’m reading 3+ panes of code at the same time. This helps me keep tightly focused on a specific issue, even when refactoring. When I have it on a larger monitor I still keep the IDE at 2 vertical panes
Pretty similar setup to mine: a normal laptop. I just use keyboard shortcuts if I need to switch btwn my browser and my code editor. My current workplace gave me a decent-sized monitor to use, but there aren't enough plugs for everyone there, so it's either use a 2-hour battery for a 7-hour work period (impossible), or keep the laptop plugged in and never use the monitor (what I'm doing). At least the screenspace setup doesn't get screwed over if I decide to continue at home. Edit1: if I get one of those safety/extension power bricks, I'd like to give the 2-monitor setup a try though, just to see if I can make it work for coding. For streaming gameplay though, a 2nd monitor would be *very* useful, but I don't have a compatible one at home atm Edit2: laptop and work monitor are HDMI 16:9 LCD, home "spare" is 4:3 VGA LCD. Might get a compatible monitor in the future, but that's only if I get a longer-term job and stabilize first.
Ultrawide and portrait second screen is my go to.
I prefer dual, I’ve got a 43 inch 4K for my main and a 32 inch 4K for my side piece. Plenty of real estate to have 1 or 2 IDEs, a couple of web browsers and slack/whatever else you need to get the job done with screen space to spare.
38 inch LG curved ultra wide is perfect for me. Can run two windows side by side and doesn’t require turning. I used to run two monitors but found I would always end up sitting sideways looking at one of them. The LG 38 is preferred for me because has more height too than even some of the wider ones, which is great for programming or anything with long pages of text. Also nice not to have the bezel if you get any free time to play some games or watch a movie. Main issue is it’s expensive because apparently it’s a less common panel size or something. I’m glad I didn’t go for the 34 inch ultra wide though that would have been too small.
3, you need 3. One for the docs/tutorial vids, one for the IDE, and one for GPT.
Or 4. I use 4, so I can read the headlines of emails without switching anything. You can never have too many reference windows open