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I'm really sorry, but if this is what you think, you're very delusional. Try to get out of the HN bubble sometime?
I'm not sure if this applies everywhere but if you don't use a Mac you are mostly seen as a cheap developer.
Having recently switched to a Macbook (from a _beastly_ Linux workstation) for Python and Mac development, it just feels ... better. It's better in most of the non-programming ways: docker is better on linux, and I miss focus follows mouse, but everything works quite well, and feels stable. I like it a lot better than I expected. This is the first laptop that I've touched and felt, "this is quality hardware". The tou…
Having recently switched to a Macbook (from a _beastly_ Linux workstation) for Python and Mac development, it just feels ... better. It's better in most of the non-programming ways: docker is better on linux, and I miss focus follows mouse, but everything works quite well, and feels stable. I like it a lot better than I expected. This is the first laptop that I've touched and felt, "this is quality hardware". The tou…
If your hands are off the keyboard, you're not coding! Just kidding of course, but you make a lot of good points. Why 30hz, I thought a higher refresh rate was better?
Having recently switched to a Macbook (from a _beastly_ Linux workstation) for Python and Mac development, it just feels ... better. It's better in most of the non-programming ways: docker is better on linux, and I miss focus follows mouse, but everything works quite well, and feels stable. I like it a lot better than I expected. This is the first laptop that I've touched and felt, "this is quality hardware". The tou…
Still have a windows machine for .net development.
I totally agree with @sauere I'm not sure if this applies everywhere but if you don't use a Mac you are mostly seen as a cheap developer.
> The majority of "modern" software development seems to happen on UNIX-based systems (see: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3786674 ), so Windows is often treated as a second class citizen. I'm really sorry, but if this is what you think, you're very delusional. Try to get out of the HN bubble sometime?
> The majority of "modern" software development seems to happen on UNIX-based systems (see: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3786674 ), so Windows is often treated as a second class citizen. I'm really sorry, but if this is what you think, you're very delusional. Try to get out of the HN bubble sometime?
There are many "old school" software development companies out there that do excellent work with established technology (ASP.NET Stack, whatever..) and deliver great products. But it's just a other culture.
Remember many of your target users will be using Windows pcs or android phones and "it's working on my mac" is unlikely to keep them happy.
> The majority of "modern" software development seems to happen on UNIX-based systems (see: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3786674 ), so Windows is often treated as a second class citizen. I'm really sorry, but if this is what you think, you're very delusional. Try to get out of the HN bubble sometime?
Agreed. You can derive any conclusion out of polling the right group of people. That said, OP did mention Facebook and Google specifically and it likely applies for companies of that variety.