[Off-Topic] Is it recommended for a software developer to buy their own

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Yone Moreno · Oct 4, 2022

Hello,

First of all thanks for reading this post and thanks for replying:

I think it could be obvious or a little bit naive but I was wondering if a software developer needs as a must or should get his/her own personal laptop or computer, appart the one from their own bussiness or company?

What laptop or computer would you recommend for personal use? For general purpose: programming, leisure, surfing the net, etc.

Thanks for your replies.

Greetings.

Discussion (5)1

Robert Cemper · Oct 4, 2022

A real software developer doesn't care about the hardware or operating system.
Specific hardware is a subject for gamers.

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Kevin Koloska · Oct 11, 2022

I would agree with you Robert. Even if the hardware is slow or fast its still you inputting the data.

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Herman Slagman · Oct 11, 2022

I consider myself a 'real' developer, but if I'm developing with/against clusters, containers, WSL, K8S etc, I think the beefiest the better. OS doesn't matter, but i9 grade and 32 GB is minimum. 4K partitions on DSM-11 doesn't do it anymore.

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Julius Kavay · Oct 11, 2022

Oh yes, some 45 years ago, 2K (for caretaker and despooler), 4K as regular partition. Nowdays you need 2GB or 4GB! Just a factor of 10^6. And yes, I feel as a real developer too. The problems solution matters, not the tools.

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Luc Morningstar · Oct 12, 2022

¡Hola Yone! imagen principal del sitio https://yonemoreno.github.io/
I want to know if your series of [Off-Topic] discussions has
some serious background for your company
or if it's just an academic exercise.

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[Off-Topic] Is it recommended for a software developer to buy their own personal laptop or computer?