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3 reasons why web developers use Macs
macOS seems really popular within the web development industry, but why is that?
A while ago, I’ve read a blog post on Dev.to, together with a healthy debate that appeared there in the comments. It was about Macs, their pricing, and how you might not need one for your work that in this case involves web development.
Now, reading this made me think about why Macs are so popular within the web development community. I feel like it’s somewhat of an unspoken truth. I see tons of GitHub issues reported from Macs, benchmarks run on Macs, Mac-recommended setups, tutorials, and all that kind of stuff. Sure, Linux and even Windows have user-bases of their own, but it seems that — in web development at least — Macs are the generally preferred option (if you’re willing to pay the price that it).
I haven’t yet owned a Mac myself, and my primary OS is Linux, with some Windows here and there for specific tasks. However, I have played a little bit with macOS and more than enough with both Linux and Windows to know what’s so appealing about it and how it compares to the other options. And so, here are 3 reasons why I think web developers prefer Macs.
