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From my perspective, the era of switching desktops is over--I don't really have to choose anymore. These days I can run all the operating systems I need at once
by hathawsh 5y ago
From my perspective, the era of switching desktops is over--I don't really have to choose anymore. These days I can run all the operating systems I need at once. I can run a Windows virtual machine in Linux and vice versa. If I need to run a Mac app, I can rent a VM on AWS. My Mac developer friends run Docker Desktop, which actually runs Linux.
I remember a time when the host operating system was an important choice that limited what kinds of things you could do with a computer. It's really not anymore IMHO.
- skrtskrt 5y ago> My Mac developer friends run Docker Desktop Mac Docker is insanely resource-heavy since it runs through that virtualization layer instead of being native. Definitely a major source of frustration unless you keep your Docker stack very, very small or have an absolutely max-spec Macbook Pro.
- thevagrant 5y agoThat's right. M1 can be fast as hell but it's still not that great if you use Docker.