It is becoming fairly typical for a developer’s workstation to have dual monitors. For me, my main code editor is usually on my primary monitor, and other resources such as e-mail, database tools, or reference web pages are moved to my second monitor.

For several years, I’ve heard developers requesting the ability to open multiple code files inside of Visual Studio and move them on separate monitors. This would allow us to easily reference files without switching back and forth between code tabs. Unfortunately, Visual Studio hasn’t had the ability because it keeps all files within a top-level window.

According to a blog posting by Microsoft Developer Division Vice President Scott Guthrie, this changes with Visual Studio 2010. Developers will be able to drag editors, designers, and tools outside of the main Visual Studio 2010 IDE and position them anywhere, including on any other monitor.

Now two monitors just won’t be enough!