I can't imagine thinking macOS is a good programmer OS
The GP comments throws shade at Windows. Honestly? Probably still a better developer platform than MacOS. Working on MacOS is full of not-work.
I mean, sure, that's great for you. Maybe you've just never visited a block where you can't reasonably use a VM to replace containers, such as a good amount of shops where local environments approximate production (i.e. containers).
> I just installed Docker desktop last week
All I can say is, "good luck!" DD is by far the worst container runtime for MacOS.
I’m a developer - I do a huge amount of work on Sql Server and .Net.
Unless I need to update some Sql Server CLR Procedures, all my development is done on my Mac using the Jetbrains suite or Azure Data Studio.
So it obviously works for many of us.
You do you, we’ll do us.
It works all ways. Let people like what they like. No one is forcing you to do anything on a Mac.
Only windows is worse
just gives off an unprofessional vibe.
but to be honest I would never use windows for development either unless I'm only using WSL2
From system management and integration, lack of apps, being a walled garden etc. People call out the heroics of homebrew, but this problem exists on Windows - you can use chocolatey and whatnot in the same way.
I have different gripes with Windows which are also mentioned here. Whereas with Apple products I feel like my freedom is suppressed, with Windows I feel Big-Brother like oppression.
M1 Air is a great laptop. I love it for the battery life and weight. I only use it when traveling, specifically en-route when a traditional keyboard/mouse isn't viable.
All of my development is still done on Linux even when using a local editor via VS Code Remote SSH support.
A Unix box with a nice UI? It's what I always wanted.
From https://www.darlinghq.org:
> Does it support GUI apps?
> Almost! This took us a lot of time and effort, but we finally have basic experimental support for running simple graphical applications.
From https://docs.darlinghq.org/known-nonfunctional-software.html:
> GUI applications will not work in Darling at this point in time, with very few exceptions.
> Any complex GUI application in general will not work at this point in time - only simple "Hello World" type GUIs will work.
> https://github.com/zed-industries/community/issues/174
> Hey y'all – We are excited that you all are excited to try Zed. Just want to make sure expectations are in check – We plan to release on multiple platforms for 1.0, but work on these has not even begun yet.