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I don't get it. It's bad for hackers because of the tepid software updates, increasingly developer unfriendly application environment, lack of full touch in an

I don't get it. It's bad for hackers because of the tepid software updates, increasingly developer unfriendly application environment, lack of full touch in an age where every other manufacturer does that ad a standard, and awkward meshing with its own ecosystem. USB-C is pretty great, actually. Still pretty raw for the mainstream tech crowd, but it's not like that for tech-literate consumers.

barbs 10y ago
Yeah, I think this article has got me more excited for USB-C than the new MacBook Pro
cillian64 10y ago
Since when do hackers want touch-screens on their laptops? I feel like that's pretty much the least hacker-y feature a laptop can have.
- wsgeorge 10y ago
  I only speak for myself when I say it's something I would love to have at my disposal. Seeing my colleague intuitively reach out to the screen to use the Android Virtual Device when we're discussing something convinced me it was actually a nice thing to have.
  - KirinDave 10y ago
    Testing touch UI design with a mouse pointer is futility embodied.
- KirinDave 10y ago
  Mobile and web are touch native now. It's fantastic for mobile developers to be able to have a similar input method for testing as use. I'm not sure what makes touch not poweruser and "hacker" friendly, but it's not the 80s anymore. Most of us have significant portions of our workload on the web and the web is, by and large, an extremely touch-friendly medium.
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nicky0 10y ago
A hacker craves not these things.
- KirinDave 10y ago
  Hello. This subtle "you seem different from my dated 80s image of hackers so you aren't one" game you're playing is boring, and if you check out the score no one is buying what you're selling. It's faster to pop up to the screen to press a link and return to the home row than it is to pop to the trackpad and do the same unless the pointer is quite close to target. Both have similar repetitive strain implications.
  - nicky0 10y ago
    First time I've ever been addressed with a "Hello" on HN. I rather like it.
    - KirinDave 10y ago
      I disapprove of your sentiment in the above post but will die for your right to basic civility.

barbs 10y ago

Yeah, I think this article has got me more excited for USB-C than the new MacBook Pro

cillian64 10y ago

Since when do hackers want touch-screens on their laptops? I feel like that's pretty much the least hacker-y feature a laptop can have.

wsgeorge 10y ago
I only speak for myself when I say it's something I would love to have at my disposal. Seeing my colleague intuitively reach out to the screen to use the Android Virtual Device when we're discussing something convinced me it was actually a nice thing to have.
- KirinDave 10y ago
  Testing touch UI design with a mouse pointer is futility embodied.
KirinDave 10y ago
Mobile and web are touch native now. It's fantastic for mobile developers to be able to have a similar input method for testing as use. I'm not sure what makes touch not poweruser and "hacker" friendly, but it's not the 80s anymore. Most of us have significant portions of our workload on the web and the web is, by and large, an extremely touch-friendly medium.

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nicky0 10y ago

A hacker craves not these things.

KirinDave 10y ago
Hello. This subtle "you seem different from my dated 80s image of hackers so you aren't one" game you're playing is boring, and if you check out the score no one is buying what you're selling. It's faster to pop up to the screen to press a link and return to the home row than it is to pop to the trackpad and do the same unless the pointer is quite close to target. Both have similar repetitive strain implications.
- nicky0 10y ago
  First time I've ever been addressed with a "Hello" on HN. I rather like it.
  - KirinDave 10y ago
    I disapprove of your sentiment in the above post but will die for your right to basic civility.