both

I managed 95% of my CS degree with a 13" 1366x768 screen.

What could you possibly need more screen space for?

Depends on your budget and willingness to have 2 different monitors.

>>53717524
>hurrrrr i did cs degree on my shitty macbook
maybe if you ever do some real work, you'll need more than a shitty laptop screen

>>53717547
I used it mainly to write papers and read PDFs, with the occasional SciPy

mostly real work I'd say

>>53717524

So you can have stack overflow open 24/7 on it's own monitor

>>53717624
For a secretary sure.

>>53717470
I think multiple monitors are better than a higher res one, specially if you can flip one and use it vertically

>elite was coded in assembly on a 40 line home computer
>people like OP thinks the "small" screen is the reason they suck

>>53717470
does your mom pay the electric bill?