I haven't used a Mac since college, (so about 10 years), I work in IT and so I primarily live in the Windows world. Yesterday, I decided to buy a Macbook Air M1. So my question is this, has much changed over the last 10 years in OSX or will I slip right back into my comfort zone? I always loved OSX despite Apples hardware being pretty lackluster, but im hoping to be impressed with the M-series processor.
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Personally as a dev I would see Mac and Linux closer than tradtitional Windows.
If you are a user of WSL2 and not unfamiliar with tooling in the cloud (servers/containers) maybe not much of a change other than the ui looking a bit different. But generall I find myself having a hard time in Windows+Powershell+standard operating procedure. Not sure how the reverse experience would be.
For me Macs where always the better Linux machines, similar enough but with good hardware, good UX, while too often Linux notebooks where a bit crappy with too much tinkering. Windows was a different world.
M1/2 are awesome except for x86 container performance.
If you are a user of WSL2 and not unfamiliar with tooling in the cloud (servers/containers) maybe not much of a change other than the ui looking a bit different. But generall I find myself having a hard time in Windows+Powershell+standard operating procedure. Not sure how the reverse experience would be.
For me Macs where always the better Linux machines, similar enough but with good hardware, good UX, while too often Linux notebooks where a bit crappy with too much tinkering. Windows was a different world.
M1/2 are awesome except for x86 container performance.
Plus with the modern release of silicon chips applications come in three flavors, Intel only, Universal (runs native on sitcom Mac and Intel Mac at the same time and pure Silicon apps running only on modern Macs!
If you wants to know if an app is ready visit the we site RoaringAppps.com and search for the program application to see if is ready! Also some older Intel Macs applications seem to have run away rams issues now too! so visit the thread Universal and Native Apple Silicon often to see user reports!
If you wants to know if an app is ready visit the we site RoaringAppps.com and search for the program application to see if is ready! Also some older Intel Macs applications seem to have run away rams issues now too! so visit the thread Universal and Native Apple Silicon often to see user reports!