Yeah it sounds like you’re the target audience for 16GB of RAM.
replyIf you even know what XCode is you're not the target audience for 8GB
replyIt chugs if I launch a node server yes but that's an outlying use case for an 8gb air.
replyAI is so good these days I am using the laptop for quick changes more often, as I just push every change. I rarely need to fiddle. The general experience of using my desktop and laptop are converging.
Let me ensure I understand you.
replyRunning a node.js server on Tahoe makes your macbook sluggish and you feel like Tahoe is fine performance wise?
May I reminded you that 10 years ago people also ran chrome and node js webservers and this was not a problem in any way with 8GB of ram.
That's very interesting to hear. I didn't know that.
replyI developed Node.js applications 10 years ago on a 2009 MacBook Pro with 5GB of RAM, and it was only a little tight on memory. 8GB _should_ be enough for moderate complexity development, but everything has become more and more memory-hungry with time.
reply> It chugs if I launch a node server yes but that's an outlying use case for an 8gb air.
replyMay I ask if you have many 3rd party apps installed? What apps do you usually keep open at a time? Because 8GB should be more than fine for a node server.
Is it an Apple Silicon Air, or an older Intel model?
What are you doing in your node server? That shouldn't take up a ton of RAM.
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