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Marius Posogan
11,184 PointsDesktop/Laptop for coding?
If you learn and code different projects at home, what do you prefer? A desktop or laptop? One monitor or 2 monitors? When is the second monitor needed?
2 Answers
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 PointsHi Marius,
For the most part, I like a Desktop (iMac) with two monitors. While sometimes I use a Laptop, I much prefer the Desktop, and really could never go back to a single monitor.
I've been using two monitors for a very long time, and even in everyday personal use, the second monitor is amazing. Here on treehouse, you could have the Workspace (or your own local editor/IDE like I use) open in one window and the lesson playing in the other.
In coding, you can have your editor/IDE on one and the browser/simulator on the other. You could have two browser windows open for research (even two separate browsers). The list is endless, and when you get a second monitor, you'll never want to go back.
:)
Marius Posogan
11,184 PointsThanks for sharing Jason, How about something like this for your laptop (portable usb monitor) https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-MB168B-1366x768-Portable-Monitor/dp/B00FE690DI/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1510605314&sr=8-2&keywords=laptop+second+screen