The Secret Developer is an old, irrelevant person. They might claim to be a successful keyboard jockey but they’re a grumpy old stick in the mud. Worse still, they change their mind about the most important issues in computing.
Isn’t this a personal attack? Is this allowed in computing?
The Complaint
The Secret Developer wrote an article about having an old laptop. The story of that machine is right here:
Why Giving Devs Old Kit Kills Confidence
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Long story short a general complaint is developers don’t get the most powerful machine possible. They usually want the best machine to cut down on their compile time.
I spend most of my time waiting for a machine to compile. I’m THAT fast at coding
The Solution
The Secret Developer’s employer bought them a new laptop. A brand new MacBook.
You would think that The Secret Developer would be happy with this. Yet they never seem happy.
I’m happy on my birthday. That’s enough.
The Complaint Mark II
The complaint boils down to these issues with that new MacBook 14" M1 Pro
- It’s not the latest model (Apple doesn’t sell this machine anymore)
- They didn’t ask the developer which machine they wanted