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Ask HN: What will happen with Mac as a dev platform after ARM?
Is it worth it to buy an Intel Mac as your dev workstation anymore?
- cwcwcw 6y agoWe'll find out more later on today, I'd imagine, but my feeling is that ARM on desktops is likely to be ~2 years away. If you buy computers about every 2 years, go for it. If you buy computers every 5+ years and can wait, then wait.
- runjake 6y agoThere will be a rough period as toolchains are ported over and then it will be business as usual.
- _bxg1 6y agoMost toolchains are cross-platform already. Even some that build to native code. Systems programmers may steer clear for a while but they probably already weren't using Macs.
- SiVal 6y agoWhat kind of dev? Web dev or embedded dev? Shouldn't make any difference at all whether you go with Intel Mac, ARM Mac, Windows, or Linux, except for your personal preferences regarding which OS, tools, and (maybe) the platform you will deploy to. So yes, it's still worth it today iff it was worth it (to you) last year. Native Mac or iOS app dev? Yes, it's not only worth it, but it will be your only option for a while and then an equally good option for a few years thereafter.
- noah-kun 6y agoWhy would anything change?
- gshdg 6y agoI’d be concerned about a lot of Homebrew packages needing some porting, for instance. Tho that seems like it’d get sorted within a year or two.
- softwaredoug 6y agoHave they demoed anything with bootcamp? I imagine that anyone doing Windows work could be impacted?