Yes for devs switching to Linux is a good option.
My home laptop is a Dell XPS 13 9380 running Linux (arch). I use it for browsing, doing some light development and occasionally video/photo editing.
So far I am very happy with it except some few annoying software related issues but I can live with them:
* pulse audio does not always auto-switch to the latest connected bluetooth audio device or it does but not use the right A2DP sink. I have to switch manually.
* fractional scaling of the display under Wayland and Gnome.
* battery life is still not as good as on Windows but it is not that far.
* the fingerprint reader is not supported.
The keyboard is excellent, it is lightweight 1.2 kg. I opted for a 16Gb of Ram, 512 Gb SSD, i7 8556u, FHD model. The one with the QHD screen was 200 Euros more expensive but still 700Euros less expensive than an equivalent Macbook pro.
So far I don't see why I would change to a Macbook. Linux/Gnome are good enough for me.
The keyboard is excellent, it is lightweight 1.2 kg. I opted for a 16Gb of Ram, 512 Gb SSD, i7 8556u, FHD model. The one with the QHD screen was 200 Euros more expensive but still 700Euros less expensive than an equivalent Macbook pro.
So far I don't see why I would change to a Macbook. Linux/Gnome are good enough for me.