Dell Rolling Out More Developer-Focused Systems Preloaded With Ubuntu

[MoonMoon]

As a hobbyist C coder myself I hate it when developers get access to the latest and greatest hardware. Some need it yes, but most of the developers should be on Pentium III systems with 128MB of RAM on 800x600 resolution most of the time. That way developers would learn how to write efficient code and optimize screen space!... HAH!!! so there!

<sarcasm>Absolutely, because screen space and memory size of my developer laptop is totally relevant to writing server applications in PHP or Java.</sarcasm>

[squash]

RE: EME vs PSP etc

Ryzen Mobile now available in a retail product: https://www.anandtech.com/show/12038...-hps-envy-x360

Lenovo has a 13.3" 4k option incoming. Unless someone beats them to market with a nice 4k option, I"ll be buying my first Lenovo.

[SimonK]

Sadly, dell is still obsessed with NVidia - all these have nvidia graphics in them. If I was buying a gaming system then sure - but as a development platform plain Intel graphics are sufficient and opensource-friendlier.

[updatelee]

I am extremely happy with my Dell XPS 9360 the laptop hardware itself is great, its fast, light, small, UHD display is super crisp. Its not cheap but neither are any of the other options listed. Linux works out of box, no issues at all.

[andreano]

Premature optimization is the root of all evil, said the developer with the newest computer, and upped the hardware requirements.

[OneBitUser]

Compile the Openwrt distribution for your router with 4MB flash and 32MB ram with a Pentium III PC to see why your idea is bad.

https://openwrt.org/

So what?!
I did that just two weeks ago!
I will tell you what it was like when it's done compiling.

[azdaha]

<sarcasm>Absolutely, because screen space and memory size of my developer laptop is totally relevant to writing server applications in PHP or Java.</sarcasm>

It depends on the developers or language (maybe).
The fundamental concept of "don't reinvent the wheel" is at the heart of this discussion, IMHO. Any time you write code, you never know where it's going to end up or how it will be used. Bad code is bad code, even if you're writing PHP or java. Maybe the fundamentals don't get taught/learned or maybe it's that they're just ignore or a result of simply human error and overlooked design flaws.
This is increasingly relevant as software becomes both more ubiquitous and more complex; as an example of the ubiquity and complexity mostly, https://www.technologyreview.com/s/4...are-is-so-bad/ and more recently, https://www.theatlantic.com/technolo...m-code/540393/ .

[Ronshere]

I am wondering if we will see displays in stores featuring Linux computers specifically. Also I have noticed that Linux is now at 2.98% of Desktop OS share so Dells move may really increase Linux usage.

[waxhead]

you are horrible!

also, buy better stuff - our programs work better on it :P

I did about 10 years ago. I am on a Core 2 Duo - have not had speed issues since

[waxhead]

Compile the Openwrt distribution for your router with 4MB flash and 32MB ram with a Pentium III PC to see why your idea is bad.

https://openwrt.org/

I have to admit... you're absolutely fascinating. You could have picked another project you know, but of course you did not (git checkout of openwrt source code is 143MB).
If your nickname was debiankde, debiangnome or something then the reason for your argument would perhaps have been understandable...
If I was in the mood , I could have argued: I wrote that "...some need it yes, but most of the developers...", but then again why bother...