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What is it that makes web dev less appealing on MacOS?
by depressedpanda 6y ago
What is it that makes web dev less appealing on MacOS?
- TimTheTinker 6y agoA few things: - Docker on macOS is an absolute performance dog when you get above about 8 containers running simultaneously. I finally gave up and set up a Linux VM via Parallels. Now my battery lasts at least twice as long during local development. - Cloud deployment targets (including serverless) are almost always running Linux, so running/debugging on the Mac is less accurate (unless you're using Docker, but performance is bad). - Homebrew is great and all, but Ubuntu is a more important compile/release target for most open-source packages. Now for front-end development, I still prefer the Mac for a few reasons, especially the quality of the screen, trackpad, and the Quartz display-PDF window manager. If design work is necessary, some of the best tools are on the Mac. Maybe a Linux VM in Parallels on macOS is the best solution for now, but you can see why I'd prefer a Microsoft (or Apple for that matter) Linux OS if I could have that with a great screen, trackpad, display-PDF window manager, and graphics/design software.
- depressedpanda 6y agoThanks for the summary. I do web dev on Linux on a Thinkpad X1 but it seems I'm clearly in a minority there -- which I think is a bit weird since Apple is so obviously anti-web. For me, it's a great experience; maybe you should try it? ;)