I used laptop because that's what the parent said, but I really meant a computer of any kind at home. I assumed a remote interview. If its an interview in person at an office I'd definitely expect hardware to be provided.
reply> I can see a large screen(s) desktop setup better and prefer that.
replyI kinda assumed that most developers took a similar approach to me. Laptop because portable when you need it, hooked to large screens, nice keyboard, nice mouse/whatever. I don't know what having a desktop would really buy me. I do 99% of my work with the laptop docked but that remaining 1% it sure is handy to grab it and go.
Desktop gives you a ton more oomph when you need it. Not that it is adorable today, but my personal desktop has 192GB of RAM, 24TB HDD, beefy GPU, and is basically never going to thermal throttle.
replyIf you are just making web apps, it does not matter, but I do data processing where having the headroom can make a big difference.
the mention of laptop was not adding a laptop requirement to the original question
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