Hasty Treat - The New MacBook Pro for Web Development

Hasty Treat - The New MacBook Pro for Web Development

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about the new 16" MacBook Pro and how it performs as a web development machine. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them with Sentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 2:24 - Why did the old ones suck? 4:43 - What did we get and why? Wes 32GB RAM 2.3GHz 8-core i9 1TB SSD Scott 64GB RAM 2.4GHz 8-core i9 8gb AMD Radeon Pro 5500M 2TB SSD 9:40 - Is it still the best? The MacBook Pro is the workhorse of developers Keyboard is amazing Screen is even bigger Esc key is back Touch ID is very fast Heat is good Speed is very fast. Great for video editing, recording, etc… Trackpad feels great 15:18 - Still not good: Webcam sucks Ports 16:09 - Y NAWTS: Why not Windows? Why not Hackintosh? Why not iMac? Links 16" MackBook Pro Surface Book Alfred CalDigit TS3 Plus Thunderbolt 3 Dock Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include @SyntaxFM in your tweets

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