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I'm not sure I've ever seen a discussion on this topic here in the lounge. We're all developers here, so this is probably the best group I can think of to ask:
What's a great developer chair? Sitting in a chair facing a bunch of monitors for 8, 12 or 14 hours a day is not atypical for me.
I thought I had found a good one for a great price from Staples a few years back, but the cushion got flattened ever so gradually over time that I never noticed until my back started hurting--permanently--and realized I was sitting on what felt like a piece of plywood. I got rid of it, but don't feel like my back's ever fully recuperated from that.
Other than the standard "get a standing desk" or "move around every X minutes" advice, could I get some actual chair recommendations? At this point in my career I'm thinking money's no object, so while I could probably justify spending thousands for whatever-that-brand-was, I'd like to hear some first-hand (first-back? first-butt?) opinions from those who have used those expensive (and lesser) chairs.
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I tend to split my day between a standing "desk" (aka: pile of boxes on a table) and a Mirra[^]. I'm pretty happy with that chair. Adjustable enough to fit my short legs, and it keeps my back relatively happy.
TTFN - Kent
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CP SKU:: 273597
No delaminating upholstry, no raw chrome flaking, no sagging material stuffed into poorly anchored frame seam flange, no dislocating coasters, no need for a rug/floor mat. This list is not exhaustive.
Get it where you can get it.
It's even got a seat elevation adjustment device which deploys cable/caliper technology.
modified 5-Apr-19 14:24pm.
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Just like real developers use x-window instead of windows, real developers use x-chairs!   
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One of the more interesting responses so far. Thanks!
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dandy72 wrote: move around every X minutes
This actually works.
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+1
I find that getting up and walking around every time I see something stupid in code works, unfortunately my knees are starting to hurt and my shoes wear out quite frequently.
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My experience has been that money is not a factor when buying chairs - sometimes the cheapest chairs have been the best, for home I use a piano stool when coding - at work a firm back support, that can be angled and raised/lowered, with arm rests are perhaps the most important features for me.
Outside of that a brisk 20 minute walk midday, as well as standing up and moving very hour, makes a huge difference for me.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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We have chairs from Haworth[^]. It is company standard, so not much to be influenced here, but they are good.
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Good chairs are usually very expensive, and thus, I don't get to use good chairs. I have a decent $99 (on sale) black pivot chair with some lumbar support from Office Depot. Got it about 3 year's ago, and it is doing fine.
I work from my home office, so no one gets to steal it....well, except for my cat. He steals it from time to time. 
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Slacker007 wrote: I work from my home office, so no one gets to steal it....well, except for my cat. He steals it from time to time
Eat his food. Use his kitty litter. Show him who's boss.
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I have used a lot of chairs in my life being gast in other companies where I had to program the machines... and I found the Haworth Zody to be the most comfortable I have used until now
I have always thought on buying it, but the price was kind of stopping me (almost 1000€), but I am getting 40 soon, so I have decided... screw the price, quality and comfortability is worth it.
But to be honest... I didn't know about some of the ones being named here (e.g. the X-Chair, which I have to say looks interesting too), so thanks for raising the topic, a bit more information is always welcome
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 helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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You could get someone to reupholster the seat.
Otherwise, Humanscale Freedom or Herman Miller might suit you.
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Finally, Google Assistant gets a new voice none other than John Legend's[^].
I hope I'm not the only one who hears music in the head after this news. 
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Do buccaneer cooks make casserole in Pyrex of the Caribbean?
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Never throw anything away, Griff
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Not sure, but they probably cook a lot on the baaaarrrrrrbeque.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
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I wooden leg them near the kitchen!
"If we don't change direction, we'll end up where we're going"
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The veggie ones go for the nut cutlass.
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. - Mark Twain
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Surely, if they drop it on the desk it'll taste shippy. Even worse should it happen on the poop-deck. That sail I'll say on the matter.
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Eat 'arrhty, maties!
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
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Do Ja make a casserole in it?
I do all my own stunts, but never intentionally!
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OriginalGriff wrote: buccaneer
That is expensive corn.
Socialism is the Axe Body Spray of political ideologies: It never does what it claims to do, but people too young to know better keep buying it anyway. (Glenn Reynolds)
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but in fairness I can think of one good thing about 2019 release: 2017 should become more stable.
no, not so much fixing the problems it has (many inherited from prev versions),
but no more introduction of new crap/bloat a lot of which really wasn't that useful bugs
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