[dntbnmpls]

You could throw an extra layer of fun and use a windows manager with multiple workspaces/screens that serves as your IDE. One workspace could be for coding/debugging, another workspace could be for servers/system diagnostics/etc. Another could be for multimedia/distraction/etc.

[tombert]

I actually do something similar to that when doing any kind of GUI apps; usually I have a workspace for my browser, another workspace for VLC, etc.