Honestly, haven’t had any issues with the M2 air, can handle most loads nicely. 
 Fan is only helpful if you’re building more locally, thanks to cloud builds, hardly get the cpu stressed. 
  
 However more memory is always good, opt for the 16 gigs at least

Software Engineer

I'm a marketer that only needs Chrome and that fan saves my life. The news Airs are amazing, but end mein fan maangta.

Brand marketing manager

I have burnt my fingers with MBA in the past. They work fine for 2-3 years but aren’t anywhere close to MBP on terms of durability. MBPs are the real deal(lasts for 4-5 years).

Program Manager

Software lead

Pro is worth specially if you are a backend developer

Software Test- QA

Data engineer

If a you are dev definitely go for M2 MBP

Is it really worth paying the extra premium for a Macbook Pro for using it for app dev?

Macbook Air vs Macbook Pro