Jeff at Coding Horror hits the nail on the head with his premise that it is stupid for a company to pay a good salary to a programmer and then give them hand-me-down old hardware. Therefore he proposes the
Programmer's Bill of Rights.
His basic rules:
- Every programmer shall have two monitors
- Every programmer shall have a fast PC
- Every programmer shall have their choice of mouse and keyboard
- Every programmer shall have a comfortable chair
- Every programmer shall have a fast internet connection
- Every programmer shall have quiet working conditions
I am fortunate to work for a company that believes in all these dictums and provides a wonderful and productive environment. The only one that I do not fully get is the quiet conditions as we work in an open-space environment. This is easily solved with a good set of headphones and your favorite music. I'm all set.
See the whole list and reasons in his
article.
I think Andrew has missed the point. We aren't designing for dual monitor use. Two monitors makes the work day way more productive.
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