Hi all and Happy New Year!
I hope it's not considered abuse of the list to ask a question of the proper
equipment to do Eclipse development. If so, I apologize and you just ignore the
rest.
I'm looking for a replacement for my 3 year old 14-inch (wide format) ThinkPad.
I noticed that many of you had a ThinkPad (not strange considering IBM's
dominance) at ESE, but I also noticed that many also had a MacBook (Pro I
guess). I've read several comments that the MacBook has become one of the best
Eclipse development machines:
- the usability is in general great
- SWT is becoming better on MacOSX
- the Unix foundation makes it a good server (SVN, Tomcat, Geronimo, Axis...)
and allows old-fashioned scripting
- it handles memory-intensive applications better than Windows
- runs Windows programs well in BootCamp or using virtualization software like
Fusion of Parallel.
While I don't hate Windows (although Vista has made it easier), it has served me
well for many years, I've concluded that I'd rather have a Unix-based laptop due
to better scaling, robustness, scripting etc. What I don't know is how MacOSX
compares to Linux when it comes to hosting Eclipse and web server-based
applications. After having seen the announcement of the new 17-inch MacBook Pro
(I think I can afford it), I know what my heart wants, but the experience of
others count a lot. E.g. how important is the screen size, how does MacOSX
compare to Linux (Unix foundation, administration/installation and Window
Management), Java support etc.
Hallvard
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