Favorite programming chair?

I use one of these:

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Bought from Amazon (originally posted in this thread)

If I was to get another, I would like to try this one as I think it allows you to sit with your legs a little wider (which I think is probably more suitable for men).

If you want to go to the extreme… you might want to try a squat desk:

https://thepolymathproject.com/how-to-work-using-a-squat-desk/

Or maybe a hamster wheel desk

desk chair recommendations

works great with a 19" desktop height (mixed Ikea top/leg hack).

That said, I had a standing desk at a gig for almost 2 years, with a
stool to occasionally perch on but basically standing all day, and it
was great. Would totally do that again.

Not a fan of standard office chairs!

I’m specifically looking for a chair that can rotate for a U shaped desk, for my purposes.

I’m looking for this. Bonus if it’s ergonomic.

I’ve been using an IKEA MARKUS for a very long time. I’d say it is one of the best (if not the best) programming chairs in the ‘also actually affordable’ category .

I stumbled on a low cost, great option: Bungee Office Chair with Arms from The Container Store for $200. I got mine on sale for $150.

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Super comfortable, turns easily and the height is adjustable. I wish the arms were adjustable too, but they’re not. Other than that, it’s excellent. I bought it because I moved to a hot place, Las Vegas. Also, my usual chair (Herman Miller Embody) was in storage, and I didn’t want to spend much money.

I’ve tried every chair at Office Depot, Ikea, Herman Miller, and Knoll. These are the best — normally, my favorite chairs are:

• Herman Miller Embody
• Herman Miller Mira 2 with full upgrades
• Herman Miller Sayl with full upgrades

Those will run $1,000 — $1,300 for simple black. But they are fantastic and are absolutely worth the investment if you can afford them.

@AstonJ Last time I heard, squatting (long periods at a time) is very bad for your knees, unfortunately =/.

But I’d love such a hamster wheel!

how to convince my boss, though… hmmm…

I bought an Ikea MARKUS last year and I’ve been loving it. I only use it for around 3 hours a day tops, though, so I can’t say if it’s a good all-day chair.

You might be surprised how easy it is to get bosses to agree to put you in hamster wheel.

I don’t know much about chairs so I just directly bought the classical one:

Might be overpriced somehow but its pretty helpful for my back hurts. In my company they claimed the chair they purchased at about 400$, but I still feel back hurts quite often when working all day on it.

For Aeron I don’t even feel my back hurts even to work across the whole weekend (about 15-16 hours * 2 days)/