Non-physical function keys are a horrible idea for programmers. I wouldn't go near the new MacBook Pro. Lenovo quickly learned their lesson about that with the

Non-physical function keys are a horrible idea for programmers. I wouldn't go near the new MacBook Pro. Lenovo quickly learned their lesson about that with the Gen2 of the X1C, and reverted to Gen1-style layout in the third generation. I could see myself upgrading then, if my 1st gen still didn't work so well (i7/8/256).