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And they haven't even done that. Visual Studio 2015 isn't open source. SQL Server isn't open source. WPF? WinForms? And, I might be off here because the naming is very confusing, but is the .Net Framework actually open source? It seems like only .Net "Core" is.

The App Store should have your previous version under "Purchases". I have Mountain Lion and on in my list.

Sorry, not being hostile. Just curious why someone would use React Native if they don't have a Mac to build/test on iOS. Why not just go straight to Android?

What's the point of using a cross-platform tool if you're only targeting Android?

How are you going to make an iOS app without a Mac?

I found it helpful to take programming courses at the community college. There you have someone who will actually evaluate what you've made and give you helpful suggestions for improvement. You won't have any trouble finding stuff to do because it will be assigned to you.

I don't think anyone is raving about the trackpad buttons on the MBP because there effectively aren't any. IMO, replacing them with multi-touch gestures is the way to go, and they've done that very well.

The new keyboard on the new(ish) MacBook is kind of a short travel that I'm not fond of (from my quick tests at the store), but I definitely prefer the "chicklet" keys to the right-up-next-to-each-other keyboards I've used elsewhere. I haven't used a Thinkpad in about 6 years now, so maybe they're better now. Looks like they have the chicklets now too.

Not sure what you mean about Apple overheating. Cupertino doesn't get that hot, and they probably have AC when it does get into the 80s. But, maybe you mean Macs, and I haven't had any issue with my Macs overheating. Maybe you got a dud when you were trying one out?

VS Code runs on non-Windows systems for starters.

I'm constantly switching. Right now I'm on vim for js/html and IntelliJ for Java. I've used ST3 quite a bit. I used Atom for a while, Brackets for a while, VS Code for a bit.

The only thing that trips me up really is switching from vim to one of those others, and I sometimes run vim modes in those.

I think it's very much like 3D and will fail to be a wide commercial success for the same reasons.

-With standard 2D monitors, nobody has to wear equipment on their heads.

-People have physical reactions to 3D/VR that they don't normally have in a 2D monitor.

-3D/VR requires each participant to have their own set of gear.

I think there's a lot of hype because many gamers are really excited the technology, and because we don't have any other up-and-coming tech to latch onto these days.

Where I'm at right now in my career, I'd like to work on Python, but I don't. I don't want to do .Net anymore but I do.

Mid 2014 rMBP. 8GB RAM. It's super quiet, has an awesome trackpad, keys feel a little short-travel, battery does pretty well, the screen makes text so much easier to read, and the only time the fans are audible is when I'm playing games.

It works with any git remote from what I can see.

I've used Prime before, but I don't think it's worth it when I can (could) just spend $35 on qualified items (which would be qualified for Prime also), and I can get actually free shipping.

To play devil's advocate: merging csproj files is a PITA. It's too bad VS can't just read the file system to determine what files/namespaces are in a project like virtually everyone else does.

>I’ll Google for the answer, but only read articles people wrote and posted on their own sites.

Funny thing is there are a lot of sites that just republish the SO post. Also, there's the reverse where you find a really good blog post in an SO answer.

>so you copy and paste code fragments from up and down the page, in a vain attempt to shut the problem down

I almost never do this. I read the snippets to get the idea of why they would work which helps me understand the problem better.

>Learning to read an API or manual will save you time.

It's even better when the library/framework you're using is open source so you can just look at what the code is doing vs. what they say it's doing.

I'm a 25%er! Thanks for the great work!

Hard to believe that this 1) is possible, 2) made it through FB's approval process, and 3) is legit.

Elementary is almost there.

Even with the problems, I still prefer OS X to anything else. Apple claims a higher standard, and everyone wants to hold them to it. They're falling short of their standard, but they're falling to a higher point than the alternatives IMO.

git != github. If you're worried, you can always push to another remote in the meantime. Does svn do that?

While I don't edit video, I still consider myself a "pro" user. I'm a developer like many here, and, like many here, enjoy doing my work on a rMBP. I bought it with the understanding that I wasn't going to be upgrading the hardware inside it. I got the specs I knew I would need. If I need to upgrade, Macs retain their value better than most (if not all) of the other manufacturers, so selling this one and replacing it shouldn't be a problem.

Sure, I sit in the coffee shop with it sometimes, but I don't drink lattes (americano usually), and I don't just browse the web. My rMBP is more than a toy, and I get real work done on it every day.

I'd wager there are a lot more like me than the "pro" user described in this article. Now you tell me: who should Apple cater to more?

An iOS (Swift + SpriteKit) game my 8yo designed late last year. I started on it late last year, but I didn't get very far. During the break, I started fresh using Tiled.

I stopped using it years ago when I found Sublime Text.

Swift has it too.

Even if he was, that speaks to one of the main issues with Windows: most of the time you get a Windows machine, it has manufacturer-installed software. Microsoft could choose to control that through their licensing, but they don't.

Not having type casts everywhere.

That title is horrible. Where does Silicon Valley send any message to any generation?

I actually like JavaScript, and weak typing is one of the reasons.

I've used Angular and Durandal and I've found Durandal to be much easier to work with. Recently I've thought about which framework I would choose for a future project and it wasn't easy to pick between these two given Durandal's uncertain future as part of Angular, and Angular's apparent scorched earth version changes.

This news makes me very happy.