I'm mainly curious about software developers here, or anyone else whose computer is somewhat central to their life, be it professional or hobbyist.
I only have two monitors—one directly in front of me, and another to the right of it, angled toward me. For web development, I keep my editor on the main screen, and anything auxiliary (be that a dev build, a video, StackOverflow, etc.) on the side screen.
I wouldn't mind a third monitor, and if I had one, I'd definitely use it for log/output, since currently it's a floating window that I shuffle around however necessary. It could be smaller than the other two, and I might even turn it vertical so I could split the screen between output and a terminal, configuring a AutoHotKey script to focus the terminal.
What about y'all?
[ cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/13864053 ]
Web developer. I use three monitors.
It's absolutely essential. I have code open on one screen, the browser to show updates on another screen, and notes and other random stuff on the 3rd screen.
It's useful for lots of other stuff too. Doing taxes and business paperwork: notes on one screen (tiling windows to keep them organized), forms to fill out on another.
The effect on productivity is absolutely enormous. I could never go back to a single screen workflow.