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> I suppose you're right if you do absolutely everything on the command line, but in terms of the GUI and GUI applications, there's a world of difference,

Visual Studio Code and Jetbrains IDE work the same in Windows/Linux as in Macs. So I don't see the advantage of Mac here.

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Neither of those are Mac applications. One is an Electron pile of ass and the other is a Java pile of ass.

See Xcode or Nova for examples of real Mac IDEs/editors.

But note that my post was not just talking about development tools. I get work done on my Macs, but I also handle finances, play games, study, write documents, and shitpost on HN. All of those things (with the exception of the "play games" part sometimes) I find more pleasant to do in the familiar environment of a Mac.

That's all it is. You're familiar with Mac environments. Great. End of (useful) discussion.

Is Xcode really the IDE you want to be brining up as proof of Mac superiority?

Well, I wasn't really bringing it up as proof of Mac superiority, but it's certainly a better experience than one can get from non-native programs.

I personally don't get all the hate for Xcode, but whatever. To each their own I guess.

> Visual Studio Code and Jetbrains IDE work the same in Windows/Linux as in Macs

Slow and bloated?

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