I’m a junior backend software engineer. I use a Vim plugin on my fancy code editor. I like the command line but I’m not all in on it or anything.

If I was a Windows user I’d switch. But being a Mac user I have a lot of what I need for software development.

What am I missing out on? Genuine question.

  • @Tireseas
    12•2 years ago

    Perhaps you shouldn’t. Any honest Linux user will tell you up front if that if you have a comfortable system already it may not be worth the disruption in your workflow while dealing with the learning curve. That being said, being free from the whims of Apple is a nice feeling.

    EDIT: I’m not sure what the state of virtualization is on the Mac side right now but it wouldn’t be the worst idea to fire one up and try out a distro or two. Kick the tires before you think about committing.

    • @[email protected]
      3•2 years ago

      As long as the distro has an ARM64 build, it’ll be fine virtualized on Apple silicon. Virtualbox has a developer preview build for M1/M2 Macs and I believe VMWare Fusion licenses are free for individuals.

      While you can run AMD64 builds but it’s quite slow and painful (even headless via Docker). Thankfully most distros have ARM64 builds available - and I second the “kick the tires” effort.