Well to be honest, I like what you wrote here.. On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 2:38 PM, Kevin Wright <[email protected]>wrote:
> 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. > *Well, this could be an issue in Mac and Linux or even Mac and Windows , > though the latters I know gives not much issue.. What if we wanted to keep a > dual operating system on a machine..* > > tools like cygwin help, a lot, but it's still not perfect parity... > *cygwin is for Windows..Are there any for Linux?* > > 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) > *However, this does ensure that their OS is less attack prone - right? How > do you explain their need to protect their business with this? Surely, they > cannot be expected to go against their strengths. I think doing this will > hurt them very badly..I consider this just the start.... > * > 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, > *The above two points....agreed my friend...Really. You cannot go against > the fact that MS-office has the maximum market right now...You cannot ignore > MS-Office for sure...ANd Open Office still is not that friendly (Plz correct > me if I am wrong..)* as compared with the former > > 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 :) > *That is quite a point. Is Microsoft listening...?* > 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. > *Could you please provide details as to which provider and which > clinet..Are you referring to development tools.Again, it would be nice to > have further specifications.. > * > REgards, jd > > 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. 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