A Senior Developer working mostly with PHP and JavaScript, with a bit of Python thrown in for good measure, all on Linux. My tooling is simple, it's GitLab and JetBrains where possible.
I think the MacBook might actually be the perfect development machine (that's an upcoming personal blog topic) but it's not something I've ever used.
Why? Cost. I can't easily justify £3000 for the device when I don't know if I can get used to the interface easily enough to not ruin my productivity.
I would wager that if I tried one for a couple of days I would really want one. But for now I'll stick to a device around 1/3 of the price (admittedly lower spec) and keep Ubuntu.
A Senior Developer working mostly with PHP and JavaScript, with a bit of Python thrown in for good measure, all on Linux. My tooling is simple, it's GitLab and JetBrains where possible.
My personal machine is only an it with 8GB RAM and a 256GB SSD. It's an Asus Zenbook which I got in the clearance sale for around £600 when I wasn't sure if development was still my passion (I had a bad couple of years).
My work provided me with a HP Zbook mobile workstation, which is Windows based and I run several virtual machines in. It's comparable in price to a macbook pro.
When that broke and needed repair, I got a dell xps 13 with ubuntu on. It's a 4k screen, 16GB RAM and a 512 GB SSD. It's just a spare now
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I think the MacBook might actually be the perfect development machine (that's an upcoming personal blog topic) but it's not something I've ever used.
Why? Cost. I can't easily justify £3000 for the device when I don't know if I can get used to the interface easily enough to not ruin my productivity.
I would wager that if I tried one for a couple of days I would really want one. But for now I'll stick to a device around 1/3 of the price (admittedly lower spec) and keep Ubuntu.
What is your system specs with ubuntu laptop.
My personal machine is only an it with 8GB RAM and a 256GB SSD. It's an Asus Zenbook which I got in the clearance sale for around £600 when I wasn't sure if development was still my passion (I had a bad couple of years).
My work provided me with a HP Zbook mobile workstation, which is Windows based and I run several virtual machines in. It's comparable in price to a macbook pro.
When that broke and needed repair, I got a dell xps 13 with ubuntu on. It's a 4k screen, 16GB RAM and a 512 GB SSD. It's just a spare now