Hello I ll be joining msft soon. Do developers use Mac or windows laptops ? I m joining azure identity team. What is the company policy ? TC 167k
Windows only, why would you need a Mac?
You will get a desktop and also a bad (Lenovo, not microsoft!) laptop
Switch to LinkedIn - you can use Mac there.
Don’t cry, you can use bash on Windows 10 now https://youtu.be/PivpCKEiQOQ
If you work on iOS / Mac I know you get a Mac
There are a small portion of people using Mac. Some of them install Windows on MacBook eventually 😊
Absolutely not true. It depends on the team and what you work on. (It’s true that everyone with a Mac does have a VM with Windows however, as many internal tools require Windows or even IE. The number is constantly decreasing, however)
Half of my team and myself included use a Mac at work. If vscode works for your dev then there is absolutely no reason to use a windows machine.
There are some teams working on services that use containers and they do get a macbook pro (if they chose) for dev work. However, a bunch of tools needed to work in Microsoft do not work on mac. But if your team works on a service written in C#, service fabric etc. you have to use a windows machine. Windows is ok for dev work, the shell sucks though.
If I were a gambling man I bet money you’ll be getting a Windows machine, that being said you could always just bring in your personal Mac and use it (depending on the team you are on).
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