I really admire dhh and what he's done. His talk at SUS '08 was phenomenal. We had a chance to chat and he seems like a cool guy. He's one of my many sources of inspiration.
That being said, who cares what anyone's setup is? It's not like, "Set up like this guy and you will perform like this guy." There is about zero correlation between setup and performance. A better post would be, "What dhh does and why he does it."
As for me, I have a single monitor with 2 sessions, one with lime green code on a black background in textpad and the other a test session in a browser. Both are full screen. Alt-tab is my friend. I prefer an underpowered box. If I can make it work there, I can make it work anywhere.
Is this the secret to my success? Of course not. Put 10 programmers in a room and get 11 different setups.
Use whatever setup works best for you. If you want to find out what makes someone else successful, dig a little below the surface for the wisdom waiting to be extracted by those not so obsessed with the superficial.
I think the point of the site is not really to imitate someone's setup. It rather serves as a kind of anecdote at best, and in some cases (like RMS) gives interesting insight.
"As for me, I have a single monitor with 2 sessions, one with lime green code on a black background in textpad and the other a test session in a browser. Both are full screen. Alt-tab is my friend. I prefer an underpowered box. If I can make it work there, I can make it work anywhere."
That too, is be kind of interesting to read, especially the ending. I will not go on and imitate your setup now, since i got my own, but the underpowered-box stuff is good enough to remember.
Actually, I'm usually interested in what productivity tools people use. It doesn't matter if you're famous or not, I just like watching how people get things done.
That being said, who cares what anyone's setup is? It's not like, "Set up like this guy and you will perform like this guy." There is about zero correlation between setup and performance. A better post would be, "What dhh does and why he does it."
As for me, I have a single monitor with 2 sessions, one with lime green code on a black background in textpad and the other a test session in a browser. Both are full screen. Alt-tab is my friend. I prefer an underpowered box. If I can make it work there, I can make it work anywhere.
Is this the secret to my success? Of course not. Put 10 programmers in a room and get 11 different setups.
Use whatever setup works best for you. If you want to find out what makes someone else successful, dig a little below the surface for the wisdom waiting to be extracted by those not so obsessed with the superficial.