Ask HN: Which chair do you code in?

10 points by gamegoblin ↗ HN
I am moving into a new apartment and am setting up a new office space. My previous chairs were pretty garbage.

Which chair do you code in?

Links appreciated.

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I code and work standing with a high chair to sit for 10 mins per hour, relieving some stress on the feet and legs, if need be.
I'm on a Steelcase Leap I paid $200 for. It's way better than my old chair but you can probably get better if you were planning on paying full price.

Next chair I'll probably go for something with a headrest.

Another Steelcase Leap fan here. I've got one at home and at work.

Not really worth paying full price when they are available in great condition on eBay (same with a lot of high quality office chairs IMO).

You might consider the FreedMan: http://freedmanchair.com/ although perhaps wait until it's received some user reviews.
It looks intriguing, but why are there no photos of someone sitting in it? They have photos of a man holding it up in the air, but that is not the primary use case of a chair.

Ah. If you go to Kickstarter there are some (small, I cannot find a way to enlarge them) photos of the chair in use. They should put some of those on their actual website.

A $20 exercise ball.
Personally I'm using the IKEA Markus Chair. It's an excellent chair for the money and I'd definitely recommend it.

Link: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/00103102/

I use that chair too (at home). Just about everyone who's visited and tried it said it was one of the most comfortable chairs they've used. Only disadvantage (for me at least) is that the arm rests aren't adjustable, but they are removable.
Herman Millar Mirra chair.

I prefer them to the Aeron - a higher back makes them good for people with longer torsos.

None: I use a stand-up desk at work, and at home I alternate between standing, sitting on the floor in front of the coffee table, and lying on the couch.
Have an Aeron at home and a Knoll Life @ work.