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It depends on the timing and availability always ! 
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Prefer to work on wide space. Typically over 17"
If you've never failed... You've never lived...
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I own a 14" laptop but I had to put down 13" because 14" didn't exist in this survey. 
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Of course Paper. Why Paper has not included as option.
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I concur.
Although it does also annoy me that Code Project is a miserable fail on my WP7 phone - most areas just won't display in anything like a readable format.
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I just printed out several hundred pages of "light" reading on the topic of hurricane damage estimation to "study" for my current project. No way I would read that on screen.
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I don't want to sound bad but really... does it matter?
Form factor matters a lot on web but putting it only for technical content... does it?!
It's technical material, it's not a novel that takes a considerable amount of time to read.
I have books but usually when I need to know about a subject I use the internet. It's easier to browse, you get more that one opinion on the same subject, ...
But it really never happened to me to think that it would be better if I was reading this on my PC or whatever.
This type of content is usually on a blog format that usually already adapts well enough to any form factor so I really never had this kind of trouble... maybe it's just me... 
Cheers!!
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Come on man... is just a survey... enjoy!
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I'm not complaining!!! 
I am actually wondering if anyone really cares about this or if it's just me...
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It matters to me
(The motivation is I'm wondering what sorts of devices people interact with when doing real work as opposed to reading the news or facebooking. It's important to know so I can prioritise UI design on different platforms. I was going to ask it as part of a private feedback survey but thought: maybe someone else is interested too)
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Yeah, putting it that way it makes more sense.
For me I kind of go along with the survey result mainly because when I need to access technical stuff I'm usually in front of a computer but there were times (and not so few) when I needed that kind of information but I only had my smartphone available.
So there are two kind of questions for this:
Q: which do you prefer?
A: I don't care
Q: which do you use more?
A: Full size screen (Laptop or +21" Monitor)
Cheers!!
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I prefer books compared to the screen
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yes,i also prefered books reading than screen.
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Books on a smart phone, used as a reader and Web content on the biggest monitor I can get the boss to spring for, currently paired 22'
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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Most of my serious reading is done on my book reader. Everything else (except paper - which is heavy) sucks for reading anything more that a couple of pages.
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The 17.3 inch option is missing!
ProgramFOX
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What I have: Laptop 17' or 19' Monitor attached to the docking station in office.
But if it is to learn about something... I actually prefer it on paper.
The only eception would be... a CListControl user manual, then I just prefer the bottom of a bottle of rum to read  
Regards.
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M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpfull answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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i have two texts on the actual desktop as i write this. (1.2, and a 0.9 kilopages each, respectively). Long live paper!
Grace + Peace
Peter N Roth, President
http://PNR1.com
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Me too. One is propping up my monitor and the other is serving as a coaster for my waterbottle. 
Actually, I like a good book as well. I find that it is easier to flip through to the content I need. However, I'm finding less and less need to buy books anymore when the specific content I need is in more consise formats online. I can watch a good video on Pluralsight or I can read a blog post/CP article on the issue I'm working through. I have too many thick books that are out of date. Most were mildly out of date when they were published and wildly so by the time I got to page 800.
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I'll admit that I read MSDN library or look on the web for help when I'm programming, but I do that in addition to reading books, not instead of it.
To iterate is human, to recurse divine.
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personally, i read many books at the beginning of my programming career - at awhile, i read most bits/pieces from the internet. haven't bought any book (software in particular) for ages.
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I didnt choose my screen sizes, have double monitors and 24.5 inch
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If it's a technical tutorial or similar I'll typically use one of my three monitors whilst implementing the tutorial in another; if it's proper reading material, 9 times out of 10 I'll print it out as I can read it better, also I can highlight it/make notes, screen highlighting and fake sticky notes don't do it for me.
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