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> Interesting. What is that you dev? I'll chime in here. I have the same experience (Julia, R, JS, and a little bit of C/Python). I have an M1 laptop that I us
by zhdc1 5y ago
> Interesting. What is that you dev?
I'll chime in here. I have the same experience (Julia, R, JS, and a little bit of C/Python). I have an M1 laptop that I use constantly, but I'm lucky enough to have the opportunity to remote into my working environment.
If I had to use my M1 laptop has my main development machine, I would think very hard about trying to pick up a T14 or something similar.
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