> The average dev still seems to be largely on the Apple train, which is understandable as the MBP is still a fantastic device.
Other then ruby devs who uses macs?
I'd think Lenovo would be far more popular
Other then ruby devs who uses macs?
I'd think Lenovo would be far more popular
A lot of people see Mac as "close enough" for any Linux based development, and will build on a Mac and deploy to a Linux based server.
In terms of Lenovo, they were usually pretty popular, although I lumped these in with the "cheap devices" as I would often see far more Ideapads than Thinkpads, because they were cheaper for the employer.
My 2011 one is still working fine but the minute it breaks, well, prepare to be replaced. The Macbook Pro is a heavy behemoth in comparison. And no function keys. Do not want.
That said, I've switched to a WSL environment (native Linux on Windows) and it has handled everything I've thrown at it so far, including make scripts, GUI apps, etc.
Here's one line from my current project:
"build-intl": "npm run build-intl-translations && npm run build-intl-locales",
I might be wildly wrong on this one, but I'm a big fan of writing "git add . && git commit -m "Commit Message" && git push origin master", and I noticed that in a Powershell window I had to use the vertical bar instead of double-ampersands.
Of course, you could always install Linux, and then things would be fine. I've tried it in the past and I've always run into annoying driver issues. I'm not the sort of person who wants to spend hours trying to figure out why my laptop won't go to sleep when I close the lid. It takes too much time away from playing with Haskell.