Hey! As part of the onboarding process at my new job I booted a Mac for the first time in my life. Everything feels strange and I was looking for tips to make it feel like gnome (pun intended).
I have been using Linux for the past 15+ years, I am a software engineer, so any development specific would be really appreciated.
One important issue I am facing is installing xcode without creating an apple account or generally doing anything without one. I really don’t want to give my personal information to apple if I can avoid it…
Welcome to Apple. You just do what they tell you, there is not really any other option.
The other option is to use hardware from any other company.
Since OP is using it for work, it sounds like that isn’t an option.