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The trend for package managers seems to be increasingly installing packages locally, in the directory of the current project. C: exclusively system packages Python: system or 'virtual' (local) packages JS, Rust: exclusively local packages

When someone says "you should use the cloud", I'm never sure if they mean: 1: use a virtual server rather than running your own hardware, or 2: use hosted services rather than running your own e.g. database 2 is often surprisingly expensive IME.

I definitely feel more productive with a larger monitor compared with just a laptop, and I know there have been studies on this. I wonder if it's primarily the window switching overhead? E.g. would a tiling WM with lots of virtual desktops perform better?