Do Multiple Monitors Make You More Productive?
Coding Horro looks at the multiple monitors study…
Let me be perfectly clear on this matter: more is more. More usable desktop space reduces the amount of time you spend on window management excise. Instead of incessantly dragging, sizing, minimizing and maximizing windows, you can do actual productive work. With a larger desktop, you can spend less time mindlessly arranging information, and more time interacting with and acting on that information. How much that matters to you will depend on your job and working style. Personally, I’d be ecstatic if I never had to size, position, or arrange another damn window for the rest of my life.
I have to agree. At work I use two monitors and it helps me do things so much faster than with one. I can program in Aptana or Ecplise on the left and have the site on the right. Or Flash and Aptana or and other combo. This is much easier than with one monitor where you have to alt-tab through app windows or resize them side-by-side.
Coding Horror: Does More Than One Monitor Improve Productivity?
Tags: Coding Horror, Monitors, Productivity