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Because serious developers require computers with more horsepower (CPU, GPU, memory, etc.) than Apple is providing? 16GB is nowhere near enough for my work. A
by trurl 10y ago
Because serious developers require computers with more horsepower (CPU, GPU, memory, etc.) than Apple is providing?
16GB is nowhere near enough for my work. And I can't seriously justify buying a iMac or MacPro at this point when their hardware is so out of date.
- eknkc 10y agoNot arguing, just curious. What type of work are you in?
- trurl 10y agoI am building a next generation database system.
- grzm 10y agoSounds interesting! What system are you currently using? What limitations are you running into? What do you envision the system running on in production?
- trurl 10y agoIf you mean my development computer, I use a 2012 rMBP with 16GB RAM. For production we generally run on EC2 or GCE. The biggest limitation is RAM, but in the near future we may start using the GPU too. Between the database, middleware above the database, an IDB, a web browser, etc. macOS decides to start compressing pages rather aggressively when I run unit tests. If the IDE gets compressed, pretty much the only solution is to restart. I could switch to Linux development, but aside from Linux laptop support generally being poor, macOS just works so I can spend more time working instead of fighting with my computer's configuration. Still, I am very seriously considering getting a Linux desktop in the near future, because I'm just tired of waiting for Apple.
- grzm 10y agoThanks. My development machine is a 2015 13" MBA/8GB. I'm pretty satisfied with it as a development box. (Though I do need to figure out some performance issues in my integration test suite). Of course, it sounds like your development needs are quite different than mine :) I wonder what the next round of iMacs will look like. If you're looking at a desktop system anyway, perhaps they'll be available with larger memory options. As I understand it, the memory limitation on the new MBP is due to the chip choice, which in turn was chosen with energy efficiency in mind. That shouldn't be a driving factor in the iMac. But then again, when will the next rev of iMacs come out? I hope you're able to find a system that suits your needs!