Re:Ask HN: One tab on Chrome takes about 100MB memory, why?
by mattlondon on Sunday March 11, 2018 @05:28AM
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The standard setup is a Linux desktop workstation - typically 6-8 core and 32-64gig ram depending on age (although there are some special set ups).
The required build tools and software for the internal engineering systems aren't usually available on a Mac so you'll need to have a Linux machine (physical or virtual) somewhere to remote into to do any dev work (again some teams are different but the bulk of engineers use the centralised Google infrastructure for source control, builds etc)
In addition to the desktop, every engineer gets a choice of laptop (Mac/windows/Chromebook) as well for email, meetings and cat videos.
Non-engineering just get a single laptop. Many many people now pick to use Chromebooks.
Re:Ask HN: One tab on Chrome takes about 100MB memory, why?
by quicklime on Sunday March 11, 2018 @03:06AM
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Chrome devs are given both a laptop (most choose a MacBook Pro) and a fairly beefy desktop. My one had 64G of RAM, and that was given to me six years ago.
You obviously have no idea what you are talking about. Most devs at Google use MacBook Pros.. which cannot even be upgraded to hold hundreds of gigs of ram.