My Experience with Mac vs Windows as a software engineer!!

Hey! I am working as a Software Engineer and in this blog, I will share my experience of coding in Mac vs Windows.

1. Pricing

Windows laptops or Pcs are very much affordable if we compare them to Mac. For coding and stuff, we don’t need very high-end laptops, especially for students who are learning problem-solving, coding, and stuff. But if we talk about Mac it will cost much higher than windows. And If your budget is tight then you should stay away from Mac.

2. Software Experience

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In terms of software experience, I think Mac Os is much better. The smoothness we feel in Mac is not comparable. It’s a very unique kind of experience maybe because it is based on unix😜. Mac os feels very lightweight and less buggy. I am not saying that the windows software experience is not good, But If we compare it to mac os in terms of software experience then mac os is much better.

3. Performance

For the same specification, macOS performs better. For example, there is a windows laptop with 8Gb ram and i5processor and on the other hand macOS with the same specs, macOS will perform much better. And ram management is also way better than windows. But macOS tends to overheat because of its thin design.

4. Peers

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If I talk about my experience, In my class most of the people were using windows. As I already told you windows are a much more affordable machine that’s why most students choose windows. So if you are facing any issues with the software then the only option left is to find things on the internet or google or youtube or any other. Because most of your friends will be using windows so there is less chance that any of your friends will be able to help you.

5. Gestures And Animations

In mac Os you will feel a very smooth and flawless experience, Animations are very smooth. Mac Os has lots of gesture support and it helps a lot in learning and coding. I remember when I was learning java, I used to open 2 desktops(mac Os has a multi-desktop feature) one is for a video course another one is for IDE. And I used to switch between 2 desktops using three-finger gestures it really helped me a lot. It’s not only about three-finger gesture. There are many. And once you will use mac Os you will fall in love with the animations in Mac Os.

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