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iOS development is still mostly local which is why most of the iOS developers at my previous Big Tech employer got Mac Studios as compiler machines in addition
by fmajid 1y ago
iOS development is still mostly local which is why most of the iOS developers at my previous Big Tech employer got Mac Studios as compiler machines in addition to their MacBook Pros. This requires director approval but is a formality.
I read Google is now issuing Chromebooks instead of proper computers to non-engineers, which has got to be corrosive to productivity and morale.
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- walterbell 1y ago> Chromebooks ... to non-engineers "AI" (Plus) Chromebooks?
- SoftTalker 1y agoIf you're not a developer and everything you need for your job runs in a browser, what's wrong with a Chromebook?
- tgma 1y agoAnd has the upside of not having to force an antivirus or Crowdstrike or similar corporate spyware.
- tgma 1y agoGoogle issued Chromebooks are not crap with 2GB RAM and Celeron. There were even engineers who voluntarily preferred them. From a security standpoint they are superb.