1 year ago

Music streaming service Spotify recently upgraded to the Apple M1 gear for its Client Platform (CLiP) team after internal testing proved the machines are 43% faster than Intel-based Mac systems overall: 50% faster on Android builds and 40% faster on iOS builds. https://open.spotify.com/ conducts quarterly Engineering Satisfaction surveys and one such survey revealed that longer build times reduced developer productivity and satisfaction.

Spotify spent 2022 upgrading developer hardware.

Android: Apple silicon is about 50% faster: iOS: Apple silicon is about 40% faster: Financial Benefits in Upgrading to the M1s

Spotify recommended an expedited, out-of-the-normal cycle machine upgrade for client developers due to the high build performance and this is how this all started.