I've owned every major release of MacBook Pro and recently the Apple Silicon Airs. Currently own a MacBook Pro Max 14" 64GB running in clamshell mode as a glori

I've owned every major release of MacBook Pro and recently the Apple Silicon Airs. Currently own a MacBook Pro Max 14" 64GB running in clamshell mode as a glorified desktop and a MacBook Air M2 24GB. 1. Amazing, even the Air compared to 2019 i9. No fan == no noise. 2. Generally awesome. 3. I've given up on getting Docker to work efficiently on macOS many years ago and I don't think that's gotten a lot better. I just run Docker-related things on a remote Linux server (using SSH & VS Code Remote) and move on with the rest of my life. With modern internet connectivity from everywhere (including 5G) it feels like I'm working locally anyway, all without killing my battery. 4. With Docker and parts of my dev environment running remotely I didn't feel constrained by the 16GB MacBook Air but it did swap slightly (a couple of GB). No swap used on my 24GB MBA M2 and definitely none on my 64GB MacBook Pro. If you're going to be running a lot of iOS Simulators I'd probably spec at least the 32 GB MBP. None of the MacBooks are going to be noisy or hot with almost anything you throw at them. I don't think I've heard the fan on my MBP once.