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Re:Ask HN: Which laptop for development? by sanjeetsuhag on Tuesday October 03, 2017 @03:37PM (#15395402)
Get a 15-inch MacBook Pro. TouchBar is the best for programming.
Re:Ask HN: Which laptop for development? by limeblack on Tuesday October 03, 2017 @03:38PM (#15395408)
Could you elaborate? I have heard the exact opposite. https://www.imore.com/why-i-skipped-touch-bar-and-stuck-func...
Re:Ask HN: Which laptop for development? by gknoy on Tuesday October 03, 2017 @03:46PM (#15395490)
I think I could care less about the touch bar, because I am one of the few willing to admit that I don't use vim. ;)

However, I am _much_ more frustrated by the lack of MagSafe. I am a tremendous klutz (as are my kids, and my cats, etc), so the peace of mind of being able to not destroy my laptop, should I ever trip on a cord or step on it, is something which I am wary of. For those of you with newer Macbooks, how do you handle charging?

Re:Ask HN: Which laptop for development? by midknightowl on Tuesday October 03, 2017 @05:35PM (#15396414)
"Ctrl+[" is equivalent to pressing Esc to exit the insert mode in vim
Re:Ask HN: Which laptop for development? by bdcravens on Tuesday October 03, 2017 @03:40PM (#15395430)
Having owned one since January, I can tell you the TB has had approximately 0 impact on how I use my machine.
Re:Ask HN: Which laptop for development? by kovek on Tuesday October 03, 2017 @03:38PM (#15395412)
That's interesting. Could you please share how is the TouchBar the best for programming?
Re:Ask HN: Which laptop for development? by vladikoff on Tuesday October 03, 2017 @04:01PM (#15395641)
I disagree so much with this, the stupid TouchBar gets in the way 99% of the time.
Re:Ask HN: Which laptop for development? by crispinb on Tuesday October 03, 2017 @03:46PM (#15395493)
The TouchBar makes the MacBook unsuitable for touch typists. Anecdotally, it’s causing the most significant exodus of developers from MacBooks for many years.
Re:Ask HN: Which laptop for development? by rhinoceraptor on Tuesday October 03, 2017 @04:49PM (#15396054)
I press escape thousands of times a day, and no I’m not interested in altering my muscle memory in vim just for the touchbar.