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[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Dev world is heavily on Mac as its more stable & still Unix based.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

From what I've heard of colleagues that chose macOS, it mostly seemed like a pain in the ass. Like, that they can't run the actual software, because they have ARM hardware. Or lots of small differences between macOS and the Linux that we'll deploy to...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I'll sadly be on Mac for work until there's a Linux build that can compete with the M1 performance, thermals, and battery life. I can't believe I lived so long with laptops that couldn't be used on my lap.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (2 children)

You can use Asahi Linux on an M1 Mac.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Only if you can convince the IT department

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

I've tried it and it's not ready for my daily workload. I'll probably be able to switch in a year thankfully. I am sick of Mac os

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago

Not really Mac, but I had more issues with normal, very light, work on my iPad than on Arch testing, even with NVidia.