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I do, IMHO as MacBooks are/used to be for developers, Chromebooks are for Linux developers.

• wkat4242 2y ago
  Really? You don't mind Google's extensive datamining and lockdown of the OS? I would never ever consider using that. I'm surprised also, in our company nobody uses chromeos. But we have thousands of linux laptops and hundreds of Macs.
  • hot_gril 2y ago
    I've considered a Chromebook at work where the real coding and builds are being done over SSH on a headless Linux machine anyway, but the fuss involved for just a basic shell and SSH were enough to turn me away. So I can't imagine using one for local development too, data mining aside. I know some people use it and it works with the right workarounds, but why bother. Also idk why there's nothing as good as the Mac iTerm2 for Linux.
    • nolist_policy 2y ago
      Um, you literally go to Settings -> About ChromeOS -> Developers, enable "Linux development environment" and after 5 minutes have access to fully featured Debian Linux. The standalone (non-linux) ssh client is indeed not the best, it's okay.
      • hot_gril 2y ago
        We aren't allowed to do the first suggestion at work. If you can, and it's literally Debian, then it's fine.