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I am a Computer science degree student in search for a laptop i hate windows machine and their lagging , i would rather use parallels anyway onto the subject i am in between an m3 macbook air 8gb or an m2 8gb or 16gb . cant affford the extra price for the m3 16gb. i want it to be futureproof for...

Have any of you guys felt a decent, day to day, moment to moment difference when going from a M1 Pro/Max to M3 Pro/Max when developing for Apple platforms? I'm thinking about indexing, previews etc. especially and compile times are also interesting. I have viewed the Xcode benchmark project on...

Hi, I am new to iOS Development and Programming, and just would use the machine that I'm gonna buy for next 4 Years. (Since I got in college for computer science recently). So just wanted to know which one to choose? I am confused which RAM/CPU will be enough for the next 4 years as I proceed to...

Hello all, I'm planing to make my first Apple purchase which would be a MacBook. I think most important points are: 1. 90% of the time it would be used for programming (mostly web development) and some business/email stuff. 2. I'm used to work on 3/2 big screens 3. I would rather not spend...

I’m currently deciding between the M1 Air and 13” Pro, both at 16GB/512GB, the price difference is £235. Unfortunately I had to return the 14” as I found out I’m sensitive to PWM at that level, so only have the option of these two. My current laptop is a mid-2014 MBP which I’ve had since...

Hi all, I've been around in these circles for over 10 years, but I'm starting to get back into the online forum circles. Just thought this would be a good share! // Example 1 let formatter = PersonNameComponentsFormatter() formatter.style = .long let components =...

I was hoping someone could guide me in creating a tiny bit of code (AppleScript, cron job, I'm not really sure) that would run automatically on the first of each month and download the contents of a few websites for archival purposes. It wouldn't need to go any deeper than just having an...

Hi, does anyone know how to do a right mouse click in data modeler? I've tried to do ctrl + click but it doest works. I want create new data flow diagrams and in windows everyone use right click.

Hello, I am starting college as a CSE student (iMTech course length 5 yrs). I need a laptop for programming and possibly some machine learning (after 5-6 semesters). Is the M1 Macbook AIR right choice for me? Note that I've never used a mac before and I need it to last at least 5-6 years...

I’ve been wanting to begin to learn programming for quite some time but didn’t have a Mac to do it with. With these new M1 Macs I’m thinking now may be a good time to get started. Would I be best suited to the Air or Pro? Thanks.

Hello, I'm starting out in the web developer world, mainly focused on backend things, I'm currently finishing my studies (They will be over in a couple of months probably). So, my main doubt here is if my macbook would be able to handle the tasks I would do daily as a web developer, I would be...

Hi folks, I haven't found an answer to this and I've searched around for awhile, but I'm looking into learning Swift, and I wanted to know if there are any Swift language/XCode version cutoffs where the language is not compatible with older versions of Mac OS X? For example, if I develop on a...

Looking to upgrade my development rig. Software developer during my dayjob and looking to branch into multi-platform development and into a Software Architect role eventually. I code in Visual Studio/.NET Core/VSCode/React/etc. (full stack). But learning Swift and XCode for some macOS/iOS...

Hey everyone !! I'm looking for a new Macbook PRO to my daily job as a developer but I have doubts about what RAM should I choose... 8GB vs 16GB? Is enough 8GB to use apps for developing?

Hello everyone! I will be heading off to college in the Fall to study Computer Science. As such, I am looking to buy a new MacBook Pro. I currently own a 13" 2015 MacBook Air (1.6 GHz i5, 8 GB RAM, 128 GB), but it isn't really powerful enough for my needs. I know that I want to buy a model...

hey like the tile says I am getting horrible battery life out of my 2018 MBP and have since if got it. I thought it was all of that years models being defective but after talking to people that’s not true. Anyway I need more specific data. How long do all of you programmers who use Xcode or...

Using the attached pigLatinString.cpp as a starting point, create a Pig Latin Converter program that will read in a file called "pigLatinFile.in" of English sentences, convert them into Pig Latin, and will output them back to a file called "pigLatinFile.out". Rules: 1) While I may not use the...

I want to learn how to program in programming languages that has reasons to find a job, I do not want to learn how to program in programming languages that has weak market or that has no reason to find a job. Are there reasons to learn how to program in which programming languages to find a job?

Hey there. I am seriously considering getting a MacBook Pro 13" 2018. The primary use of the laptop would be for coding (front-end web development) but I'd like to dive in into iOS app development later on. With that said, are 8 GB of RAM enough to run XCODE or I should invest some more to get...

I have few scripts created with Automator . All worked like a charm in High Sierra Now I cannot move or do anything if a folder in my user library is involved. In the automator script the folder appears with the red sign. How can I solve that? I already gave all the permissions in Security &...