There were a number of exciting announcements from Apple at WWDC 2024, from macOS Sequoia to Apple Intelligence. However, a subtle addition to Xcode 16 — the development environment for Apple platforms, like iOS and macOS — is a feature called Predictive Code Completion. Unfortunately, if you bought into Apple’s claim that 8GB of unified memory was enough for base-model Apple silicon Macs, you won’t be able to use it. There’s a memory requirement for Predictive Code Completion in Xcode 16, and it’s the closest thing we’ll get from Apple to an admission that 8GB of memory isn’t really enough for a new Mac in 2024.

    • RecluseRamble@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      61·
      6 months ago

      As I said: feel free to upgrade your MacBook just don’t throw the one with a “meager” 8 gigs away since it’s totally usable with a non-bloated system.

    • Rivalarrival@lemmy.todayEnglish
      41·
      6 months ago

      Do you actually want to run an application that doesn’t exist on Linux?

      I use a virtual machines for the 2 or 3 times a year I need to use a couple garbage windows-only programs. Usually for configuring some arcane piece of proprietary hardware that people were getting rid of because it is incompatible with everything.

      • suction@lemmy.worldEnglish
        29·
        6 months ago

        You come to my house and talk big about how I should do this that and the other, frankly it’s disrespectful.

        • Rivalarrival@lemmy.todayEnglish
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          6 months ago

          “Disrespectful” would be telling you that you in particular should continue to use windows or mac, and avoid Linux like the plague.

          • suction@lemmy.worldEnglish
            14·
            6 months ago

            OK you know what, let me make it up to you. Just walk down the street, third entry to the right, we came into some really nice designer clothes, choose whatever you want, it’s on the house. Just walk in the door, go ahead.