The problem with developing on windows is that servers are typically running some flavour of linux, so the development environment and the production environment can be wildly different.
tools like cygwin help, a lot, but it's still not perfect parity... There's also the issue that Windows machines tend to be far more locked down/restricted by corporate policy, and something like an enforced anti-virus scanner can be crippling to activities that touch a lot of files (such as compiling) That normally then leaves OSX or linux as the preferred choices. I tend to favour OSX here for a few reasons: a. a lot of useful dev stuff comes pre-installed and configured out of the box (think java, apache httpd, etc.) b. I find I have to spend less time managing updates and the like c. Microsoft Office. Sad, but true. OpenOffice is going from strength to strength, but conversion to/from MS formats is still not perfect, c. Apple just don't supply lower-specced hardware. If I say I want a 17" macbook pro then there's no real scope for the bean counters to parlay that into a different model with lower resolution. I *like* my screen real-estate. This is perhaps one of the few occasions when the ability to run on almost anything is not so desirable in linux :) d. An employer who's willing to buy Macs has shown willingness to invest in decent tools for their developers, I take this as a very good sign when considering any new role. On 11 June 2010 09:33, jitesh dundas <[email protected]> wrote: > Really! strange - I never thought of doing that.. > > > On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 4:22 AM, Oscar Hsieh <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The problem with windows xp is that everyone login as admin. >> >> >> On Jun 10, 2010, at 16:34, "Vince O'Sullivan" <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> On Jun 10, 6:53 pm, Fabrizio Giudici <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> (*) While I have Windows 7 installed on my MacBook Pro, and sometimes >>>> run it for testing, and it's without antivirus, I never run it when >>>> I'm not behind my office firewall, and I don't read email with it. So >>>> I can't say whether it's more secure than Windows XP. I stil remember >>>> >>> >>> I've been running Windows 7 on my PC without antivirus, since it came >>> out. Hotmail is my main email and I chop and change between IE8 and >>> Firefox. I haven't had a virus problem yet. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "The Java Posse" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]<javaposse%[email protected]> >>> . >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. >>> >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "The Java Posse" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<javaposse%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. >> >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<javaposse%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > -- Kevin Wright mail/google talk: [email protected] wave: [email protected] skype: kev.lee.wright twitter: @thecoda -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
