I use a MacBook pro M1, but I use Github Codespaces when I need more ram.
How much ram is on the Macbook?
What use case do you find yourself needing more ram for?
Ask HN: What’s your current dev laptop?
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#22I use a MacBook pro M1, but I use Github Codespaces when I need more ram.
How much ram is on the Macbook? What use case do you find yourself needing more ram for?
My company bought the default MacBook pro M1 by mistake, so a ridiculous 8Gb. I will get a 16gb soon, reducing the need to spawn a cloud vm often.
I like to have more ram to run the full development environment independently of the other developers. We use a few software services that love to waste memory.
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#2316” 2019 MacBook Pro with an i7 processor and 16GB ram.
I do much of my work using iTerm2, Sublime text, CLion, and IntelliJ, with a little bit of Xcode depending on the project. I also write a lot of documents. I usually start in Sublime and then move over to a collaborative GUI editor that’s used throughout my company.
I love MacOS.
Two other programs I used extensively are Omnigraffle for designs and diagrams and Omnifocus for outlining deliverables.
I use a 120hz 1440P display and a mechanical keyboard. No complaints about my work setup at all.
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#2416” 2019 MacBook Pro with an i7 processor and 16GB ram. I do much of my work using iTerm2, Sublime text, CLion, and IntelliJ, with a little bit of Xcode depending on the project. I also write a lot of documents. I usually start in Sublime and then move over to a collaborative GUI editor that’s used throughout my company. I love MacOS. Two other programs I used extensively are Omnigraffle for designs and diagrams and…
Same laptop as you, I run Bootcamp when docked however as I found that macOS won't stay on for long running processes while Windows does.
MacOS on battery power though since Apple forces Windows to use the discrete GPU. Only macOS can use the iGPU.
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#25I have a 2015 MBP but I rarely use it now. It was overheating and the battery swelled up (I’ve replaced the battery since). Now, I’m using the M1 mac mini as I freelance and no longer go to a coworking space. I have a 27 inch dell monitor (I don’t really like dual monitor), the Keyboardio Atreus (slightly wider space between the wrists and thumbs pressing shift and enter keys) and a trackball. Works fine for me as I do Web and Mobile development.