Which Mac is better for programming purposes (IOS, Android, etc..), Mac Pro or Air?

Hi,
i would like to buy a new Mac notebook, however i cant decide at all on whether to get Air or Pro. i would like to use the notebook for programming purposes. i would bascially be developing IOS and Android Apps as well as some python and ruby. so which one of them in general would be better for me? which can take a lot of work on it and still be efficient?
Thank you

You should also ask this in the MacBook Pro and MacBook Air forums. This is the forum for the white and black plastic MacBooks that were discontinued in 2010. You should also post this question there to increase your chances of getting an answer.
https://discussions.apple.com/community/notebooks/macbook_pro
https://discussions.apple.com/community/notebooks/macbook_air

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