> why go through this transition with macOS as a developer instead of Linux or Windows? With everything still in beta/ pre-release, it's impossible to know ho

> why go through this transition with macOS as a developer instead of Linux or Windows? With everything still in beta/ pre-release, it's impossible to know how big a transition this is going to be for me personally. By the time I get my next computer most of this will likely be resolved. > Is there something that macOS provides developers that other operating systems don't? I prefer MacOS to Windows. In my experience the platform just has less bullshit to deal with. That said, Windows has gotten quite a bit better for Web Developers over the past 10 years or so, so it might be worth revisiting, but I suspect the headache of migrating to Windows will be just as bad for me as the headache of migrating to MacOS ARM (or worse). If you are a Mobile developer, the transition is almost a no-brainer. Running iPhone apps native is a pretty slam dunk feature. For Web Devs, it's a bit less clear, particularly if you use VMs or Docker as part of your workflow. It's really a huge unknown right now and until they start shipping hardware to end users, I suspect we won't really know what the whole picture looks like.