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It's funny because I'm the opposite. Started doing development on a desktop computer (family computer), as soon as I became a paid developer, started using lapt
by capableweb 6y ago
It's funny because I'm the opposite. Started doing development on a desktop computer (family computer), as soon as I became a paid developer, started using laptops, first Macbooks and later others. Bought my first desktop computer for work about a year ago and couldn't be happier.
Doing any sort of creative work is just unbeatable on desktop computers. And development work is also much nicer. Even if the specifications are the same / below the ones of laptops, the computer runs faster as the cooling is much better.
- alkonaut 6y agoThere was a bit of a plateau in the last years when intels processors stagnated but they could still improve their laptop parts. Now you can get a decent 8-core laptop that isn’t much slower than a desktop which might have 10-12 cores max. The new Ryzens may have ended this, and made 130W again usable to get more perf and cores and not just heat. Being able to shift locations even if just temporarily is still great. Perhaps the solution is to have a beefy desktop and a tiny but weak laptop with good battery, and just remote in to a desktop when on the move.
- second--shift 6y ago> Being able to shift locations even if just temporarily is still great. Perhaps the solution is to have a beefy desktop and a tiny but weak laptop with good battery, and just remote in to a desktop when on the move. This is what I do - my 'main' general purpose computer is a Linux-Chromebook and most of my 'work' is processed on the server stack at home.