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| Over the past five years my primary software development laptop has always been a Macbook Pro. And I've mostly really enjoyed the experience. However, this winter I needed a new development laptop again and chose an MSi gaming laptop running Windows 10 Professional instead of a Macbook. Why? | Over the past five years my primary software development laptop has always been a Macbook Pro. And I've mostly really enjoyed the experience. However, this winter I needed a new development laptop again and chose an MSi gaming laptop running Windows 10 Professional instead of a Macbook. Why? | ||
| - | I thought that sharing my experience might be useful to someone else so I've decided to blog it here. | + | I thought that sharing my experience might be useful to someone else so I've decided to describe it here. |
| ===== What I haven't been able to do on a Mac ===== | ===== What I haven't been able to do on a Mac ===== | ||
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| In a new world of containerized applications, RAM is more important than ever. The single largest factor limiting what I can run directly on my laptop is RAM. | In a new world of containerized applications, RAM is more important than ever. The single largest factor limiting what I can run directly on my laptop is RAM. | ||
| - | 64 Gigabytes of RAM lets me run tens of servers inside Kubernetes on Windows. Linux is still my main development O/S. I just host it under Windows. | + | 64 Gigabytes of RAM lets me run tens of servers inside Kubernetes on Windows. Linux can be my main development O/S again. I just host it under Windows. |
| I'm experimenting with building a portable development environment inside a Docker pod inside Kubernetes. If that experiment succeeds, I'll have a portable development environment that will work anywhere Docker and Kubernetes run. Including a Mac, ironically. | I'm experimenting with building a portable development environment inside a Docker pod inside Kubernetes. If that experiment succeeds, I'll have a portable development environment that will work anywhere Docker and Kubernetes run. Including a Mac, ironically. | ||
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