I have a framework laptop for work and I build my own desktops for personal use (mostly gaming). When I was in college I used to spend days getting things working on laptops, usually having to build a custom kernel or making custom configuration for sound. I don't have the patience anymore.

[–] onlinepersona 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Did you get a framework laptop from your employer? 😮

I don’t have the patience anymore.

Is that why you got the framework laptop?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes, I have the framework laptop because it's designed to be Linux compatible. I put pop_os on it and everything just worked with no tweaking.

My employer didn't truly provide it. Using Linux is one of my hiring requirements and they told me to provide my own machine. But employers should really look at framework machines if they want something repairable.

[–] onlinepersona 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Using Linux is one of my hiring requirements and they told me to provide my own machine

Wow, never heard of that. Do you work in opensource? (if that's OK to ask)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not currently in the open source space, although that is a possibility in the near future. But all the software I've made in the last several years targeted Linux anyway (except for UIs but those are web or react native). I reached the point where I was tired of dealing with windows and macOS at work. So I switched jobs and started making this a requirement. I ask about it in the first interview with any possible employer.

Probably not something you want to do when you're a Jr Dev, but props if you can convince them. When you become a sr/principal/architect level most employers give you a lot of flexibility.

[–] onlinepersona 1 points 1 year ago

Aaay, another person with the requirement. In Europe is not easy to find employers willing to pay for linux laptops. Macs are a selling point here "tired of windows? join us and you get a brand new mac!". It feels like a management thing: they are non-technical and get to make technical decisions. It's a problem here as most European companies haven't yet developed a "pure developer" career path. They go strong on the Peter Principle to add management duties to developer positions and it's mostly the only way to jump onto a new step on the salary scale.

Anyway, congrats on finding an employer willing to accept the linux requirement.