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Discussion on: You Don’t Need a MacBook to Become a Coder

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jeikabu • Edited

Honestly, the only reason I've got a Mac Book Pro is to cover the "holy trinity" of OSes. I've always got a Windows desktop at work and Linux VMs or other devices. I like developing and testing across all three. Plus, when I'm at home it doesn't look and feel like work.

I always assumed everyone else had them because of mobile/pad boom. You mostly need a Mac to cover iOS.

I really wanted to like Chromebook. A few years ago I got an Acer with a Tegra X1. It was cheap but the screen and touchpad left a lot to be desired. Maybe I'll see what's on the market these days...

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Nočnica Mellifera

yeah I haven't used chromebooks much at all but the few we have at my shared workshop run great. Early versions I really struggled to like the basic hardware, but now the keyboards are way nicer, and unlike the macbooks I can charge them with USB-C but still have old style USB ports.