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.

  • Jtee@lemmy.worldEnglish
    10327·
    6 months ago

    And now all the fan boys and girls will go out and buy another MacBook. That’s planned obsolescence for ya

    • bamboo@lemm.eeEnglish
      422·
      6 months ago

      Someone who is buying a MacBook with the minimum specs probably isn’t the same person that’s going to run out and buy another one to get one specific feature in Xcode. Not trying to defend Apple here, but if you were a developer who would care about this, you probably would have paid for the upgrade when you bought it in the first place (or couldn’t afford it then or now).

      • TheGrandNagus@lemmy.worldEnglish
        126·
        6 months ago

        Well no, not this specific scenario, because of course devs will generally buy machines with more RAM.

        But there are definitely people who will buy an 8GB Apple laptop, run into performance issues, then think “oh I must need to buy a new MacBook”.

        If Apple didn’t purposely manufacture ewaste-tier 8GB laptops, that would be minimised.

        • narc0tic_bird@lemm.eeEnglish
          71·
          6 months ago

          I wouldn’t be so sure. I feel like many people would not buy another MacBook if it were to feel a lot slower after just a few years.

          This feels like short term gains vs. long term reputation.

    • Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      36·
      6 months ago

      These were obsolete the minute they were made, though… So it’s not really planned obsolescence. I got one for free (MacBook Air), and it’s always been trash.

      • bamboo@lemm.eeEnglish
        2·
        6 months ago

        I have an M2 MBA and it’s the best laptop I’ve ever owned or used, second to the M3 Max MBP I get to use for work. Silent, battery lasts all week, interface is fast and runs all my dev tools like a charm. Zero issues with the device.