> They are inefficient and conflated machines - two things that tend to be contradictory with software engineering. Perhaps by your set of metrics. For me, it

> They are inefficient and conflated machines - two things that tend to be contradictory with software engineering. Perhaps by your set of metrics. For me, it's the best option because I always have exactly what I need with me - locally. I can work from home, a coffee shop, an airplane, conference room, a different couch/chair/table, etc without a second thought. I also rarely need the full compute power of a desktop. Sure, it'd help with cold builds - but incremental builds are so fast that it's just not worth being tethered to a desktop.