[gknoy]

Having recently switched to a Macbook (from a _beastly_ Linux workstation) for Python and Mac development, it just feels ... better. It's better in most of the non-programming ways: docker is better on linux, and I miss focus follows mouse, but everything works quite well, and feels stable. I like it a lot better than I expected.

This is the first laptop that I've touched and felt, "this is quality hardware". The touch gestures on the trackpad are so natural feeling that I swipe to change desktops rather than use keyboard shortcuts that I had set up. There is much irrational developer happiness at my workstation. ;) Sit down and play with one for a day, and you might be sold (I was).

You can drive two 4k monitors (at 30 hz, not 60) with it, too, which nets you three screens. That lets me have code/terminals on the monitors, and a browser or Slack instance open on the Mac. Code editors and dev tools are often native for the Mac (aside from Docker, which has some decent support but not perfect).

It doesn't hurt that its screen is gorgeous. I spent a year with dual 4k monitors, and this thing looks even better.

[lightlyused]

If your hands are off the keyboard, you're not coding! Just kidding of course, but you make a lot of good points. Why 30hz, I thought a higher refresh rate was better?

[p_l]

I think most Mac hardware doesn't have the ability to drive them at 60hz.

[patatino]

Same here, switched for python and app development and it just feels right. The trackpad is amazing.

Still have a windows machine for .net development.