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[โ€“] r1veRRR@feddit.org 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Ignoring prices, Mac is definitely the second best option after Linux for Linux-y development flows. None of my issues were huge, but still enough to ask for a Linux laptop for a replacement.

  1. Very little customization, compared to Linux. I'm talking horizontal tiling window managers like Niri
  2. Docker does not run natively, so you pay a hefty performance penalty with the VM
  3. File name case insensitivity caused a bunch of Git issues
[โ€“] Tja@programming.dev 1 points 2 days ago

Fair enough. I do run my docker containers in a real Linux, either homelab or EC2.