Why does it seem like most Web Devs use Macs?

[AlTech]

1 hour ago, mikat said:

same, 11" macbook air is ideal for school and programming

not full hd, that's my only complaint

 

(i tried to do web dev on my windows machine and it works, but it's alot more work to set up a simple http server, this is really easy with terminal, not so easy on windows because you have to install a program and such :/)

OMFG. Small laptop screen sizes piss me off. You can't do work on anything less than 12 inches! Or anything more than 30 inches.

[Claryn]

On 9 February 2016 at 3:40 PM, alpenwasser said:

I had a very curious experience when I went shopping for a new laptop last year actually. After filtering out products which didn't meet my requirements for one reason or another, Lenovo and Apple were left, and the Macbook Pro turned out to have better price/performance. As in: I spec'd out the Lenovo machines which were possible candidates similarly to the MBP, and they ended up being more expensive by a few hundred. Having said that, at least some Lenovo products seem to be significantly more expensive where I live than elsewhere for some reason.

 

So I ended up with a 15" MBP. Mostly very happy with it, a few niggles and complaints (well, primarily one: The keyboard not having dedicated Insert, Home, Page Up, Page Down and Delete keys is fucking retarded). Though I'm not too big on OSX, so I put Arch Linux on it. Been using that as my primary workhorse for the past year or so, it's doing a nice job of it.

 

As for the topic's question: It might also just be that you notice Macs more when they're being used. Though I can't say for sure, of course. But in the end, OSX, Windows and Linux should allow you to do front-end web development unless you need to use some specific tool for your specific job which is only available on one platform. But in the end, what do you really need? A good editor or IDE, browsers to test out the page, graphics programs? But I might be overlooking something, I'm not a professional front-end dev, after all.

This is a very good point.

 

The mark-up on MacBook Pros isn't as high as people think.

You are paying for a 2.5K IPS display, a full aluminum unibody case, Intel CPUs running at very high clock speeds for a laptop (up to 3,6 Ghz Haswell i7s), PCIe SSDs with read/write performance close to 1GB/s, the one-and-only trackpad that actually is usable, outstanding battery-life, free upgrades to the next generation OS, a very enjoyable keyboard (although missing some keys like delete, end and home), high-speed RAM. Not to mention the decent speakers, webcam, THUNDERBOLT(!!!) connectivity that allows you to connect external PCIe devices like GPU's (yes I have an external 960). 

The price/performance compared to other machines is not bad -at all-. 

 

I believe a lot of developer's choose to go for Macs because the machines are very capable and powerful. Front-end development doesn't really require any special software that you only get on one platform. 

 

I have now had my rMBP13" for over a year, and it still feels brand new. It is the laptop that I have ever had for the longest amount of time. Throughout the years I have always had to replace my laptops within a year because they are uselessly slow and outdated. 

[mathijs727]

4 hours ago, Claryn said:

This is a very good point.

 

The mark-up on MacBook Pros isn't as high as people think.

You are paying for a 2.5K IPS display, a full aluminum unibody case, Intel CPUs running at very high clock speeds for a laptop (up to 3,6 Ghz Haswell i7s), PCIe SSDs with read/write performance close to 1GB/s, the one-and-only trackpad that actually is usable, outstanding battery-life, free upgrades to the next generation OS, a very enjoyable keyboard (although missing some keys like delete, end and home), high-speed RAM. Not to mention the decent speakers, webcam, THUNDERBOLT(!!!) connectivity that allows you to connect external PCIe devices like GPU's (yes I have an external 960). 

The price/performance compared to other machines is not bad -at all-. 

 

I believe a lot of developer's choose to go for Macs because the machines are very capable and powerful. Front-end development doesn't really require any special software that you only get on one platform. 

 

I have now had my rMBP13" for over a year, and it still feels brand new. It is the laptop that I have ever had for the longest amount of time. Throughout the years I have always had to replace my laptops within a year because they are uselessly slow and outdated. 

Delete: alt (option) + backspace

End: command + right arrow

Home: command + left arrow

 

For all the keyboard shortcuts:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201236

 

I personally like the mac approach way more then the pc approach.

For me command+arrows are a lot easier to reach then the home and end key (I have to look at my keyboard to find the delete/home button, I dont on a Mac keyboard).

[Claryn]

Just now, mathijs727 said:

Delete: alt (option) + backspace

End: command + right arrow

Home: command + left arrow

 

For all the keyboard shortcuts:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201236

Holy shit you just saved my life.