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 ]
My work setup has two monitors in a horizontal layout.
Left (in front of me) contains the main stuff for my task at the moment. That's where my meeting app goes as well so I can look straight at the webcam during meetings.
Right has the supporting stuff, reference docs, IM just in case I need to be pulled away for some critical issue, etc.
At most, I can work with three monitors for increasing productivity in terms of screen real estate. More than that would be a case of diminishing returns for more physical space taken.