Here we go again...
Recently swapped my 2016 MBP for a very similar spec 2018 model as found a good deal locally and the net cost was zero - the quad core definitely makes a difference. I still plan to try an ARM Mac when they are available, but this makes things like Xcode a lot faster to use until then.

Recently swapped my 2016 MBP for a very similar spec 2018 model as found a good deal locally and the net cost was zero - the quad core definitely makes a difference. I still plan to try an ARM Mac when they are available, but this makes things like Xcode a lot faster to use until then.