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It's pretty amazing that the article and the whole comment thread neglect OSes. I use Debian with i3 on a 10 years old laptop with 4GB of RAM. It's my only wor
by throwaway981374 6y ago
It's pretty amazing that the article and the whole comment thread neglect OSes.
I use Debian with i3 on a 10 years old laptop with 4GB of RAM. It's my only workstation and I'm a software engineer.
I usually run two browsers including a tab for slack. Everything works fine.
Tip: install the documentation OS packages for all the libraries you need and also read manpages. Works well when you are on planes often and makes you a better developer than relying on search engines.
- horsawlarway 6y agoI'm not really sure I understand. Most modern laptops are much more power efficient than older models. If you're really looking to save watts, and ARM chromebook is pretty hard to beat.
- throwaway981374 6y agoI'm providing an example on how efficient software can run on limited hardware resources. I'm not advocating for old hardware. (facepalm) More tips: use powertop. Use CLI-based stuff. Download email locally in bulk/batches. Don't use software that does home-calling or any other unnecessary network traffic. 1 large monitor is more efficient than a dual screen setup