Ive used windows for dev my entire career. Should I pick mac? I want to be able to get help if I'm stuck and use the same OS as my teammates. Is it worth the switch and learning curve? Also there seems to be option to select a desktop too. Can I select both a macbook and a desktop tower? FB Remote E5 New TC 390k 7 YOE #Fb #Facebook #Mac #Windows
I use both; MacBook Pro and a Windows desktop (WSL 2 is awesome if you’re on Windows), but I’d learn macOS to have experience on both platforms to become well-rounded. Learning curve isn’t bad at all (unless you’ve never used a shell/terminal before for some reason).
Thanks for the input. I use shell/terminal all the time at current work. For SSH into linux and git bash. So we can select both the macbook and windows? How does this work. Do you need to set up IDE and your local env on both machines?
Sorry, I meant I personally use both (I don’t work at FB). Since you’ve been using Windows this whole time, this’ll be a good time to give macOS a try on FB’s dime.
pick mac because most eng there use mac. any issues that come up with windows will be more obscure and harder to resolve
Use windows and be the oddball that no one wants to talk with.
Hey OP, what's your YOE?
7 YOE
I bought my 3 year old daughter a MBP and she uses it just fine. Learned macOS by watching me work.
wait what?
Mac seems to be the go to. Interesting you get a choice of desktop - can you get one of their gaming towers?
Yes, seems I can get both the macbook and gaming tower. Holy fk. 128 gb ram and 3080 rtx. Zuck aint playing around.
You got a choice? Is this a remote worker only thing? I had to get a MacBook. Development is done on remote machines so it doesn't matter that Windows isn't unix. I would've picked windows because I like the "ergonomics" better.
What do you mean dev is on remote machines? Are you saying the laptop they send is just used as thin client to login to a remote pc? And yes I am getting a choice. I can pick 1 laptop: Apple MacBook Pro 16 2.4GHz 8‑core Intel Core i9 . 32GB RAM . 512GB hard drive . Radeon Pro 555X graphics 1 optional desktop, holy fk look at the specs: (Gaming Desktop Lenovo P620 3.5GHZ Processor . 128GB RAM . RTX3080 graphics card) And pick a phone too.
Damn, those are nice specs.
nobody in FAANG use msft crap.
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Isn’t most work done at Facebook done on a remote machine anyway. I don’t think it matters but Macs tend to be better laptops in terms of build quality imo.
Depends on the Windows laptop. Thinkpad build quality is far superior to MBP. Also, better keyboard and ports just in case you want to work away from your dock.
I wouldn’t say far superior. I own both. Keyboard and ports are better for sure on thinkpads, but I greatly prefer the trackpad and screen on a macbook. The aluminum chassis I also really like compared to the matte finish which gets kind of gross if you don’t wipe it down all the time.