From Linux Power to Mac Freedom: My Ultimate Developer Setup

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I’ve always been a Linux fan—it just feels right. My trusty ThinkPad P series, packed with an i9 processor and 32GB of RAM, handled everything I threw at it. But let’s be real—it was a beast to carry around, and the battery life? Not exactly coffee shop-friendly.

After struggling to balance power with portability, I decided it was time for a change and switched to a Mac. Here’s how moving to macOS transformed my workflow and boosted my productivity.

I have been using EndeavourOS for quite a while—it is an Arch-based Linux. I also love using i3-wm. This setup allows me to almost forget about my mouse, but I needed to memorize a hundred shortcuts to navigate around the software. That might be too overwhelming for some, but I took it as a challenge and am glad I did it!

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Once you get the hang of the shortcuts, everything is faster — no more dragging windows around or hunting for the right tab. With i3-wm, I can split my screen exactly how I want, keeping all my active windows in view without clutter. And because I don’t have an…