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by pavlik_enemy 3534 days ago
This kind of crap on HN? Srsly? The problem with desktop Linux is poor hardware support. I have Ubuntu on a desktop and on a relatively recent HP laptop. Here's a short list of problems I've experienced - incorrect Nvidia drivers installed by default, random crashes after screen lock, brightness controls don't work out-of-the-box, Wi-Fi dies after waking up, fingerprint scanner doesn't work and never will. I never had to deal with such crap on a Mac.
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vladimir-y 3533 days ago
Apple has a predefined and very limited line of hardware, so it's obvious that Mac OS is well integrated with Apple devices.
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quesera 3533 days ago
... Which makes macOS on Apple hardware a great choice for developers who prefer to focus their efforts on their projects instead of their tools.

... Which is not the only valid approach, of course, but it is compelling to many.

... And the counterargument is that having homogeneous dev and deploy environments has great value. And I agree, but I deploy on FreeBSD, Solaris, and Linux; self-hosted, AWS, and colocated. So I have lots of RAM, virtual machines, staging environments, and a strong preference for low levels of dogma.

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pavlik_enemy 3533 days ago
I'm talking about end result here, developing on Linux requires delving into stuff I don't really care about.
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vladimir-y 3533 days ago
All new dev tools do come from the Linux first, I think it has a reason. I'm personally fine do software development using Linux based laptop. I confirm Linux has some issues with hardware support, but nonetheless I'm still not ready to switch to the glossy Macbook screens.
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pavlik_enemy 3533 days ago
Of course there's a reason, that's because people deploy production systems on Linux servers. As far as overall experience goes, I'm ok with Linux as DE because I don't really need much - as long as it runs terminal, editor (with not completely horrible fonts) and browser it's fine.
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Latty 3533 days ago
Is that an issue again? It definitely used to be with wifi cards and graphics cards, but back when I was running a laptop (3 years ago), that had all been sorted. I would buy a laptop and use it without any special effort.
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type0 3534 days ago
Does your laptop has a sticker: designed for Windows?
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