[mkhattab]

Over the years, I've had an older MacBook Air, pre-touchbar MacBook Pro 13" and 15", and the second generation MacBook.

Order of preference:

MacBook > MacBook Air > MacBook Pro 15" (pre-touch bar) > MacBook Pro 13" (pre-touch bar)

The MacBook is my favorite and I think is the proper evolution of the MacBook Air. I rarely need ports for doing day-to-day stuff like programming, reading and consuming content.

Also, as the OP mentioned, the tapered design makes typing a better experience compared to the hard edged MacBook Pros. The daily ergonomics of the MacBook is something that needs to be experienced and experience with the MacBook Air with respect to ergonomics was a factor in buying the MacBook.