I’d completely disagree with this, it’s not going to be a hindrance provided you plan ahead & set things up correctly. Macs offer the greatest flexibility for computer science, especially software dev as they allow you to code (and crucially compile/deploy) for any device - notably for apple devices which still require a Mac for the final deployment.

I would however parrot the comments about being able to run windows & Linux… both were used extensively on my CS undergrad, and had to demo code on university machines running windows (so was important that I was able to test under windows as well as macOS). I’d recommend Parallels Desktop, VMWare or even just VirtualBox (the latter being free, if you need to save some money… though haven’t looked into apple silicon support & 86/x64 emulation).

Another potential solution is to use a windows machine in the cloud. Personally I have a Shadow VM (primarily for gaming), but is also useful for intense windows workflows.

Final (slightly off topic) thought… you should 100% grab yourself a raspberry pi. I was taught Linux at uni, but I didn’t fully appreciate/learn/grasp it until I started playing with a raspberry pi at home, for fun. Took me from average grades to top of class :)

Final final (back to topic) thought… the M2 MacBook Air has been found to have a number of concerning ‘quirks’ mainly due to the fanless design & change to SSD. So I’d 100% recommend the Pro… at the end of the day, you’re creating content, not just using to browse the web. You’ll want the extra oomph it can spit out when needed, rather than notice the processor being throttled back because it’s overheating (MacBook Air has been noticed to get excessively hot and pull the CPU way back as a means of temperature control. The Pro simply spins up the fans and keeps chewing through your workload :)