Macs aren’t NEEDED for developing non-Apple applications, though. That can be done on non-Apple systems.
Multi users are not allowed on my work issued dev computer….must be a toy.
I don't know man, Playgrounds is really cool and I'm glad it exists but I can't imagine coding any kind of significant project without a keyboard. And once you attach a keyboard, you start asking yourself why not just use a MacBook instead? Plus the screen size of iPads can be pretty limiting, for me I find it really helps to be able to see more code at once including multiple files at once.
It will still remain a brilliant piece of hardware completely hamstrung by a dog of an OS.
Iteration is the key. I mean, just consider the Mac you’re using today compared to the days when CodeWarrior was how you wrote Mac programs! Anything that continues to be supported over time gets made better and better. There was a time when, if you wanted to get good performance from a system, assembler was the way. Those guys with their easy to understand programming language will never be able to accomplish what you can do with assembler!
I prefer a walled garden — prevents pests from destroying my garden.
And that makes it a fertile ground for growth/innovation. I mean, every smartphone made today is essentially a version of iPhone
You can pull the git repository as in source swift package but not all full blown features though.
No. A computer need to be modular, accept third party NVIDIA or AMD cards, preferably have wheels, boot windows, side load apps, have a terminal window, have a freely accessible file system, run desktop apps, have tons of legacy ports, have abilities to compile apps and ABSOLUTE NOT run a dumbed down phone OS. Not fulfilling any of these criteria makes it a toy and not a computer./Sarcasm
I don't know about you, but where I work, in software development, everyone has their own machine. I don't see how this particular limitation in the context of development, is the most important one.
When I was a kid, my relatives made music with spoons and a saw. We’ve come a long way.It reminds me a lot of the music discussions that offer the fact that you can’t really make music on anything less than a computer with a DAW… when there were LOTS of folks making music prior to both
No, but like I said, Macs are popular for software development in general... and people who are exposed to Macs at work may often buy a Mac for home use too, generating more sales.
Ohhh, no doubt they’re popular, I was just running down the situations that exist where Macs are absolutely REQUIRED, rather than just preferred. Anyone that’s not running Xcode, Final Cut Pro or Logic Pro could be considered someone that just prefers macOS as what they’re doing with their Mac could very likely be done on another OS.
OK - that's for the clarification!
