New MacBook Pro Is Not a Laptop for Developers Anymore

Post by mgkimsal » Fri, Oct 28, 2016, 6:20 PM UTC

st3v3r wrote: post #668

mgkimsal wrote: post #480

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Thanks for some sanity. The other anecdote is I've been using vim for about 15 years, and use esc daily. I am constantly in multiple vim environments - different servers, different clients, different OS, etc. I don't have the luxury of saying "I'm going to install all my default vim keybindings and plugins on every vim installation I ever use". Walking someone else over the phone who has to do vim - I need to count o…

I'd have to say that your use case is in the minority too.

Post by untog » Fri, Oct 28, 2016, 6:21 PM UTC

WayneBro wrote: post #380

untog wrote: post #319

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Because sometimes you need to work on the move? I like to get things done on flights, and there's no space for a mouse there. > Touchpads all stink, including Apple's. Couldn't disagree more. I've actually ended up getting a Magic Trackpad for my desk - the gestures etc are genuinely useful.

> Because sometimes you need to work on the move? I like to get things done on flights... Uggh. That sounds like a terrible way to work. If open floor plans are bad, working on a flight has got to be even worse. I guess I'm lucky that I don't have to do any of that. > I've actually ended up getting a Magic Trackpad for my desk... Well, you're a rare bird then.

Post by cptskippy » Fri, Oct 28, 2016, 6:22 PM UTC

ericjang wrote: post #37

I dislike this post intensely. The opinion comes across as uncharitable, as the author probably has not used this Macbook Pro yet. How can you (alexeysemeney) be so sure? I consider myself a developer, and I almost never use the Fn and ESC keys on my Mac. Everybody uses the computer differently, but I'm pretty sure this is not a deal-breaker for most. One could also argue that the touch bar might lead to innovative d…

Post by djrogers » Fri, Oct 28, 2016, 6:26 PM UTC

overcast wrote: post #352

SocratesV wrote: post #232

I remap my CTRL to CAPS LOCK because it's more convenient. Have come across a lot of Vim power users that do the same with ESC. Or buy the model without the Touch Bar. Can we stop with the drama now? It's becoming pathetic. Apologies for the bluntness. P.S.: more RAM and CPU? Get a desktop or buy another laptop. Since when was Apple the fastest, more bang for your money? This was clearly not a specs bump iteration.

There was really nothing preventing Apple from offering 32GB and even 64GB chips. 16GB MAX is pathetic for $3000. What's with the old chipset/cpu? DDR3?

Post by falcolas » Fri, Oct 28, 2016, 6:31 PM UTC

denzil_correa wrote: post #722

falcolas wrote: post #568

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Three points: The escape key is not where it is normally. The escape key is not present in all contextual operations (that is, you can open up a menu on the touchbar which causes the escape key to disappear in favor of a "close" button). There is no physical feedback that you've hit escape.

The only thing I can accept is the lack of feedback. As long as the Escape keys exist when required, why worry about when they don't?