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Discussion on: Devs how much does an extra screen help in programming like reading documentation while coding etc

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Nathan Minchow

As a web developer, my primary use for a secondary screen is to display some sort of preview for the site I am working on. If I'm doing any kind of frontend development, having an immediately visible live-preview can save a lot of time.

Outside of web development, secondary monitors are nice to have for documentation, watching tutorials, managing multiple code editors, and more.

I still find myself coding on my laptop around my home often enough that I wouldn't say a secondary monitor is necessary, but it's certainly helpful.