Re: Development Platform

2008-10-16 Thread Daan van Etten
Do not hesitate, Mac is great! I use it all the time. They waited a bit too long with bringing Java 6 to Mac, but besides that, it all works great. We also use Mac OS X Server with Tomcat to deploy our software. By the way, you know you have to change your nickname? Something like

Re: Development Platform

2008-10-16 Thread Martijn Dashorst
Java on OS X is lagging behind unfortunately. Java 6 is only available for 64bit intel CPUs, but that won't be a problem for you (as long as you don't buy a first gen CoreDuo macbook pro, all intel cpu's are currently 64bit). Apple is very secretive about their future plans, especially so about

Re: Development Platform

2008-10-16 Thread Nino Saturnino Martinez Vazquez Wael
Hi We use Mac's here at our office too, namely the Apple MacBook Pro. As Martijn mentioned apple are a bit slow on the java side, and pretty elusive about information.. We have no problems using mac's. And I never shutdown my mac, always hibernate once every 3 or 4 weeks it crashes(but it's

Re: Development Platform

2008-10-16 Thread Francis De Brabandere
Buying a mac doesn't force you to use macos, I just love their hardware but stick to linux as dev environment. My mac mini has a ubuntu/macos dual boot. If you are going to stick with ubuntu better check if there are any issues with the new macbooks. I've read about thermal and suspend problems

Re: Development Platform

2008-10-16 Thread Nino Saturnino Martinez Vazquez Wael
Francis De Brabandere wrote: Buying a mac doesn't force you to use macos, I just love their hardware but stick to linux as dev environment. My mac mini has a ubuntu/macos dual boot. Yup I know. It should be listed as a pro:) If you are going to stick with ubuntu better check if there are

Re: Development Platform

2008-10-16 Thread greeklinux
Hello guys, thank you for the feedback. best regards greeklinux wrote: Hello wicket users, I have to bye a new notebook and I am thinking about the new Apple MacBook Pro. I am using Ubuntu for my development, Java/Wicket with maven, Eclipse/Idea, Tomcat. Are here any Mac OS X