mac to run xcode which is the ide for developing ios apps now the biggest downfall of the mac is obviously the price point i think i spent about three grand on my machine but i specked it out a little bit so it could handle uh video editing but even if you don't spec it out the NUMBER_TOKEN-inch macbook it's gonna be a bit pricey i have a mac for my personal machine and then i also have a mac for my work machine other than that i do keep two burner macs on me for the sketchy things that i do on the internet now if you're gonna get a mac i highly recommend you get a dock for your machine with a dock you can connect multiple usb ports and displays i have a cal digital adapter this one in particular can connect up to five usb ports four usb cs a displayport for my monitors and then audio input for my headphones and then with this dock in particular all i need to do is connect it with a single usbc port and voila everything works and because my work machine is also a macbook when i'm done with work i can just unplug the usbc cable from my work machine plug it into my personal machine and boot everything up when i originally built this desk setup i actually had a pc for my personal machine and when i wanted to switch from using my macbook to my pc i had to unplug all the cables it was a pain in the ass so i ended up upgrading my personal machine to this macbook just for that convenience factor and to me it was well worth it i have a dual monitor setup and when i really want to flex i turn one of these bad boys sideways two monitors is the perfect amount for me i've tried using three it's a tad bit overkill and i'm not really a fan of ultrawides i preferred the idea of having my screens segmented on my secondary monitor i keep my slack i keep my gmail keep all my utility applications on that screen now on my main monitor it's where all the code is baby and honestly these monitors are pretty cheap my secondary monitor is like NUMBER_TOKEN bucks now my primary is only like NUMBER_TOKEN. also when i originally built this setup i had gaming in mind i'm the type of person that plays everything on ultra low settings to give me that competitive edge and if you're familiar with gaming you know that you want to go with the classic NUMBER_TOKEN inch NUMBER_TOKEN or NUMBER_TOKENhz monitor now before we go over the rest of the desk setup let me direct you to this bookshelf over here i keep a lot of great books on the shelf for example data structure is an algorithm a book on data structures and algorithms so i can continually improve my data structures and algorithm skills something that is very important as a programmer then i have this book on hacking great for improving my hacking skills but you know books aren't the only way to improve your skills another great way is a sponsor of today's video skillshare if you don't know skillshare is an online learning community with thousands of inspiring classes for creators with skillshare you're able to explore new skills deepen existing passions and get lost in your creativity skillshare
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