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Posted by Aayush Mitra
Aayush Mitra
24,904 Points

What Mac do most of the Treehouse teachers use when teaching?

Above. Thanks for answering! :)

Alan Ayoub
Alan Ayoub
40,294 Points
Alan Ayoub
Alan Ayoub
40,294 Points

I can't speak for the teachers, however, this topic does remind of an article that I read where Ryan Carson (Treehouse CEO) mentioned in an interview that he uses a Chromebook! I thought that was very untraditional given the nature of the company, but hey, if it works it works!

Source: https://lifehacker.com/im-ryan-carson-ceo-of-treehouse-and-this-is-how-i-wo-1552026859

2 Answers

Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points
Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points

I'm guessing that they use different macs (they don't all use the same computers). I wouldn't worry too much; as you can learn to write code / do design on pretty much any computer.

Hakim Rachidi
Hakim Rachidi
38,490 Points
Hakim Rachidi
Hakim Rachidi
38,490 Points

As you can see on Ryans insta page he is using an Macbook pro (last generation, < 2016) 13 inch as most of the teachers at Treehouse.

Alan Ayoub
Alan Ayoub
40,294 Points
Alan Ayoub
Alan Ayoub
40,294 Points

Good catch, the article I posted is from 2014. Things have changed :)

Hakim Rachidi
Hakim Rachidi
38,490 Points

@Alan Ayoub: In 2014 being a developer and using a Chromebook is pretty rare because chromeOS supports Linux apps since less than a years. It's like coding on an iPad;) So a Mac makes much more sense for a developer, but isn't necessary today.

Alan Ayoub
Alan Ayoub
40,294 Points
Alan Ayoub
Alan Ayoub
40,294 Points

Here's a tweet from 2013 I found of Ryan where he specifically calls out switching from a Macbook Air to a Chrome Pixel.

https://twitter.com/ryancarson/status/304803123128594434

Ryan Carson ‏ Verified account

@ryancarson Follow Follow @ryancarson More Holy biscuits. I think Google might've just convinced me to switch from my MacBook Air to the new Chrome Pixel http://chrome.blogspot.com/2013/02/the-chromebook-pixel-for-whats-next.html …

8:01 PM - 21 Feb 2013

Hakim Rachidi
Hakim Rachidi
38,490 Points

@Alan Ayoub: Ok, this surprises me. Maybe he targets people who are not developers with his tweet. Otherwise I have no idea how to use a Chromebook as a developer.

Alan Ayoub
Alan Ayoub
40,294 Points
Alan Ayoub
Alan Ayoub
40,294 Points

If I remember right, When Ryan was asked which computer he uses, he said that he knew it was untraditional but he uses a Chromebook. I believe Ryan found the cloud to be a solution for everything and didn't feel a need to work with files locally. At least, that was my takeaway after reading his interview 4 years ago (I believe the interview I am thinking about is a different article from the one I posted here).

That article/interview stuck out in my head because I am an Apple guy with 12 Apple Certifications and that article completely changed my view about how we use machines.

Hakim Rachidi
Hakim Rachidi
38,490 Points

Ryan Carson : How did you use a Chromebook in 2014 as a developer (which tools and languages)?

Alan Ayoub
Alan Ayoub
40,294 Points
Alan Ayoub
Alan Ayoub
40,294 Points

There ya go! Always go to the source!