Coding Without a Second Monitor: On Limits, Focus, and Small Screens
Most people assume I’m joking when I say I code on a 14-inch laptop with no external monitor. Then they see my setup, one screen, a split terminal, and Vim, and they ask how I survive. Truth is, I didn’t always. I used to have the whole cockpit: dual 24s, browser open wide, logs on one side, docs on the other, Slack buzzing in the corner. It felt productive. Like sitting in front of a control panel, everything glowing. ...