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Gurus In The House: Macbook Or Windows, Which Is Best For Programming ? by Nobody: 10:17pm On Jul 09, 2021
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Re: Gurus In The House: Macbook Or Windows, Which Is Best For Programming ? by falcon01: 10:30pm On Jul 09, 2021
Windows nah

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Re: Gurus In The House: Macbook Or Windows, Which Is Best For Programming ? by Nobody: 11:02pm On Jul 09, 2021
callme9mm:
Peeps with experience in the programming world. Which is best for programming, Mac or Windows?

Also, are all these gaming laptops dope for programming too ?

windows gives you flexibility Mac gives you style and name just pick which works for you but I don’t think there’s any programmer that I’ll like to be restricted

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Re: Gurus In The House: Macbook Or Windows, Which Is Best For Programming ? by tensazangetsu20(m): 11:19pm On Jul 09, 2021
If you are getting the Mac get the highest options as it's non upgradable. The M1 Mac's have their rams and ssds soldered to the processor.

I use a high end gaming laptop and it's as fast as a Mac. The only difference is that a mac has very high battery life. M1 Mac's can last a whole day on heavy load on full charge so if you live in an area with no light it's a no brainer. Gaming laptops are 3 hours on most on battery.

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Re: Gurus In The House: Macbook Or Windows, Which Is Best For Programming ? by Deicide: 11:26pm On Jul 09, 2021
Microwave
Re: Gurus In The House: Macbook Or Windows, Which Is Best For Programming ? by The5DME(m): 11:32pm On Jul 09, 2021
[[s]quote author=Deicide post=103547299]Microwave[/quote][/s]you're just a senseless cretin.
Re: Gurus In The House: Macbook Or Windows, Which Is Best For Programming ? by valzey(m): 6:38am On Jul 10, 2021
MacBook obviously, the Unix shell is great to have and MacBooks are so boring that they'll keep you focused.

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Re: Gurus In The House: Macbook Or Windows, Which Is Best For Programming ? by arejibadz(m): 7:28am On Jul 10, 2021
Linux

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Re: Gurus In The House: Macbook Or Windows, Which Is Best For Programming ? by spartan117(m): 12:27pm On Jul 10, 2021
valzey:
MacBook obviously, the Unix shell is great to have and MacBooks are so boring that they'll keep you focused.
grin grin

I plan to get a MacBook for programming and get a high end gaming PC for pleasure. But I'll get the gaming laptop first Mac can come later tongue
Re: Gurus In The House: Macbook Or Windows, Which Is Best For Programming ? by tensazangetsu20(m): 12:18am On Jul 11, 2021
spartan117:

grin grin

I plan to get a MacBook for programming and get a high end gaming PC for pleasure. But I'll get the gaming laptop first Mac can come later tongue
All work and no play makes jack a dull boy Sha. Mine runs red dead redemption two at 80 fps with everything cranked to ultra. It's insanely fast when installing node modules or calling npm start. The only downside is battery. Terrible.
Re: Gurus In The House: Macbook Or Windows, Which Is Best For Programming ? by Roadyroadie: 8:23am On Jul 12, 2021
Windows with WSL.

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Re: Gurus In The House: Macbook Or Windows, Which Is Best For Programming ? by emetisuccess(m): 8:25am On Jul 13, 2021
My brother, i'm making use of windows to be precise HPElitebook 8460p core i5, my babe is damn fast as flash wen running packet managers. I love my babe.
Re: Gurus In The House: Macbook Or Windows, Which Is Best For Programming ? by Nobody: 9:10am On Jul 13, 2021
If you aim at building Mobile apps (Android and iOS), go for Mac.
You cannot compile anything Apple platform on Windows and the path to manoeuvring using VMs and Hackintosh will end in frustration.

Mac will set you back over twice the cost for the same spec on Windows but you'll never regret the purchase.

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Re: Gurus In The House: Macbook Or Windows, Which Is Best For Programming ? by elpsycongroo: 10:28am On Jul 13, 2021
Mac hardwares are nice, other than that over-priced and overrated and under-powered compared to other systems. The Battery is good though, but good for IG too, I dashed out my mac out frustration.
Re: Gurus In The House: Macbook Or Windows, Which Is Best For Programming ? by elpsycongroo: 10:30am On Jul 13, 2021
Ovaltine:
If you aim at building Mobile apps (Android and iOS), go for Mac.
You cannot compile anything Apple platform on Windows and the path to manoeuvring using VMs and Hackintosh will end in frustration.

Mac will set you back over twice the cost for the same spec on Windows but you'll never regret the purchase.

Hackintosh is way cheaper and best affordable ways, Mac prices are overpriced and not justifiable
Re: Gurus In The House: Macbook Or Windows, Which Is Best For Programming ? by WrksOnMyMachine: 3:17am On Jul 14, 2021
arejibadz:
Linux
Re: Gurus In The House: Macbook Or Windows, Which Is Best For Programming ? by niel63(m): 9:23am On Jul 14, 2021
This is how I transitioned.
Windows - it's fun until when you start getting some errors without directions and even if there are directions most times, location can't be pin point, and some other headaches it can give you... especially when your last option is to format it... hahah... this was me a long time ago with Windows... apart from those yeye wahala, it's really a great OS because of the rice and bean it gives you.

Then I transitioned to a few Linux distros... hmmm till tomorrow Arch Linux (KDE) has always been my bae.

Mac oh Mac. Truth is, you'll just love it for programming.

At the end of the day, it's about how comfortable you are with one and how flexible it gets you.

If you mean serious business, go to linux as you'll learn alot more beyond just programming. That's where CLI lives.
Re: Gurus In The House: Macbook Or Windows, Which Is Best For Programming ? by Kubernetes: 10:53am On Jul 14, 2021
tensazangetsu20:
If you are getting the Mac get the highest options as it's non upgradable. The M1 Mac's have their rams and ssds soldered to the processor.

I use a high end gaming laptop and it's as fast as a Mac. The only difference is that a mac has very high battery life. M1 Mac's can last a whole day on heavy load on full charge so if you live in an area with no light it's a no brainer. Gaming laptops are 3 hours on most on battery.

You can Upgrade.
I bought a used macbook 2007 3,1 white unibody.
I upgraded to Catalina
Re: Gurus In The House: Macbook Or Windows, Which Is Best For Programming ? by tensazangetsu20(m): 10:55am On Jul 14, 2021
Kubernetes:


You can Upgrade.
I bought a used macbook 2007 3,1 white unibody.
I upgraded to Catalina
Old ones. I am talking of the latest models. Everything is soldered. You cant upgrade RAM or SSD so best to get the best from the get go.

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Re: Gurus In The House: Macbook Or Windows, Which Is Best For Programming ? by Kubernetes: 10:59am On Jul 14, 2021
Ovaltine:
If you aim at building Mobile apps (Android and iOS), go for Mac.
You cannot compile anything Apple platform on Windows and the path to manoeuvring using VMs and Hackintosh will end in frustration.

Mac will set you back over twice the cost for the same spec on Windows but you'll never regret the purchase.

These days u can get a good Mac for less than #30k on eBay. Shipping wiLL cost about 12k
Re: Gurus In The House: Macbook Or Windows, Which Is Best For Programming ? by Kubernetes: 11:04am On Jul 14, 2021
tensazangetsu20:

Old ones. I am talking of the latest models. Everything is soldered. You cant upgrade RAM or SSD so best to get the best from the get go.

I recently bided on eBay of
Apple A1502 MacBook Pro 8GB 2.6GHz Intel Core i5 Retina Display Notebook with ssd at #65k.
Re: Gurus In The House: Macbook Or Windows, Which Is Best For Programming ? by tensazangetsu20(m): 11:10am On Jul 14, 2021
Kubernetes:


I recently bided on eBay of
Apple A1502 MacBook Pro 8GB 2.6GHz Intel Core i5 Retina Display Notebook with ssd at #65k.
These are old.I am talking about the M1s that everyone is raving about.
Re: Gurus In The House: Macbook Or Windows, Which Is Best For Programming ? by Kubernetes: 11:27am On Jul 14, 2021
tensazangetsu20:

These are old.I am talking about the M1s that everyone is raving about.

Waooo, that could cost as high as 650k.
I heard when it comes to CPU performance,the M1 chip has the fastest single-core performance of any Mac. Actually my usage isn't for gaming but basically for Engineering softwares and graphic design.

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Re: Gurus In The House: Macbook Or Windows, Which Is Best For Programming ? by tensazangetsu20(m): 11:28am On Jul 14, 2021
Kubernetes:


Waooo, that could cost as high as 650k.
I heard when it comes to CPU performance,the M1 chip has the fastest single-core performance of any Mac. Actually my usage isn't for gaming but basically for Engineering softwares and graphic design.
For 650k you would be getting 256gb SSD and 8 gig of ram. To get like 1tb SSD and 16 gig of ram configuration is 900k very close to a million naira.

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Re: Gurus In The House: Macbook Or Windows, Which Is Best For Programming ? by The5DME(m): 12:08pm On Jul 14, 2021
Cc: Gerrard59 shot you a mail.
Re: Gurus In The House: Macbook Or Windows, Which Is Best For Programming ? by Karleb(m): 12:24pm On Jul 14, 2021
Na wetin you get o. cheesy

I've used windows all my life but I noticed most Mac are fast. I guess Apple products are better at RAM management.

I'd go for MAC anyday though. tongue

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Re: Gurus In The House: Macbook Or Windows, Which Is Best For Programming ? by Gerrard59(m): 1:09pm On Jul 14, 2021
The5DME:
Cc: Gerrard.59 shot you a mail.

Replied.
Re: Gurus In The House: Macbook Or Windows, Which Is Best For Programming ? by Nobody: 2:33pm On Jul 14, 2021
Kubernetes:


These days u can get a good Mac for less than #30k on eBay. Shipping wiLL cost about 12k

Of course. You'll see a good mac charger for 30k.

undecided

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Re: Gurus In The House: Macbook Or Windows, Which Is Best For Programming ? by Tsaint8: 1:58pm On Jan 07, 2022
did you say thirty thousand naira?
Kubernetes:


These days u can get a good Mac for less than #30k on eBay. Shipping wiLL cost about 12k
Re: Gurus In The House: Macbook Or Windows, Which Is Best For Programming ? by Kubernetes: 5:52pm On Jan 11, 2022
Tsaint8:
did you say thirty thousand naira?

I bought a 2009 macbook for $58 on ebay last two years.
I upgraded to catalina
Re: Gurus In The House: Macbook Or Windows, Which Is Best For Programming ? by MaxieMan: 6:31pm On Jan 13, 2022
Kubernetes:


I bought a 2009 macbook for $58 on ebay last two years.
I upgraded to catalina
shocked shocked

How possible is this? I checked through eBay and the prices there was alarming plus shipping fee.

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