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by lostgame 2050 days ago
Don't forget the Touch Bar - that weird uncle in every family that we just have to put up with - the feature nobody asked for and every coder I know would so much rather be without.

It annoys me any my coworkers (we use 2017/2018 15" MBP's) every work day to no end. I hate it when when I'm accidentally logged out by feathering the 'lock' icon.

I'm aware I could move it - but ideally where are times that I'd want to use the feature as intended.

The lack of haptic feedback for the Touch Bar is a bizarre and unusual oversight for a company usually so detail-obsessed as Apple. We are not allowed to install anything but specifically approved software, so any third-party solutions are a no-go here. It should be built-in, it's a no-brainer.

I've personally taken to using a bluetooth Apple keyboard half the time with my work laptop just to avoid the Touch Bar as it honestly feels infinitely more comfortable for coding to not have it there.