[koolba]

Having a machine that is actually usable is orthogonal to having one dedicated to a job. Computers are dirt cheap, so have a separate one and it’s easy to keep your work products separated.

As an added bonus, it gives you one more place to run bloated^Wmandatory Electron apps.

[5e92cb50239222b]

Building a decent computer (only desktop, without a good monitor or peripherals) equals to spending at least three months' salary for me, probably more. JFYI, not every part of the world lives like Silicon Valley.

I'd rather keep my .gitconfig hacks and a single machine.

[maccard]

> Computers are dirt cheap, so have a separate one and it’s easy to keep your work products separated.

Not everyone has the same "dirt cheap" requirements for hardware for work; I work in games where a medium-range GPU is a requirement, and compiling large projects requires a much higer spec CPU (e.g. everyone on our team has at least a 3970x, which is ~$2000, and comes with a motherboard of $800). There's also space considerations - having two desktop machines works if you live in the US where houses are enormous; meanwhile I live in a 500sqft apartment with a 55 inch wide desk in my second bedroom - putting a second tower, plus extra power plus a KVM plus extra networking is a no-go.

[TeMPOraL]

> Having a machine that is actually usable is orthogonal to having one dedicated to a job.

Depends on the job. Work machines are often unusable because of measures mandated by employers to protect IP. Especially with big employers, you can't just get a random physical or virtual machine and do work-related things on it, not without angering the IT or cybersecurity department.

[lobocinza]

I spent two months salaries to buy just the cheapest latest GPU and a mid-range monitor.