As someone who used to be a big proponent of matte screens, matte finish is largely unnecessary when the screen in question has a combination of high brightness and good antiglare coating.

My personal iMac and work MBP for example are glossy but have 600 nits SDR brightness with great coatings, and so have no issues with glare even in a brightly lit room while I’m using dark mode (which shows reflections more).

That said matte screens can also benefit from high brightness. The 500 nit matte panel in my Thinkpad X1 Nano is excellent.

"As someone who codes", as if 80%+ of HN user base wasn't coders. Also you can make a screen matte with a screen filter (they are not just good for privacy).

Could you elaborate or provide a link? (what makes Apple screens less suitable for text work)

Unless you are coding in the sun it's not a problem.

And if you are, it is actually easier to see a MacBook Pro screen than the Lemur Pro, because of how dim the backlight was on the Lemur Pro.