Note, I don't own a mac, though I know a lot about them. I actually run a weird linux desktop environment because it allows me to switch between windows superfast and my primary tools (vim, firefox, python) are cross-environment.
On 3/28/06, Ed Singleton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Does anyone have any info on what is better about Mac for Python/Web > development (any particular Mac only tools?). The only dev tools I know about that is mac only are the TextMate and BBEdit editors. The thing I like most about mac desktop environments is quicksilver, which is the coolest program. It's popular with geeks because it's the first unix-like system with a good windowing layer. The advantage of a mac over other desktop environments is the attention to user experience that comes from a culture of usability (gnome is getting there but linux on the desktop is still hit/miss). OS X isn't quite as hard line about HIG as classic Mac but apple maintains itself as a premium brand based on UE and apps are expected to do the same. After you've used OS X for a while, some apps just don't feel like they fit in with the rest of the desktop because virtually everything else you use is dead consistent in appearance and behavior (well, until brushed metal for appearance...). I'd recommend going to a store that's showing a mac and playing around with it for a few minutes. Tweak the settings, do a spotlight search, change some system settings, do an expose, get the apple geek to show you quicksilver and textmate if possible. If you like the experience, go for it. > Is the Mac CLI significantly better than (for example) cygwin or a > standard Linux shell? Standard mac CLI is tcsh but can be replaced with bash. It's a bsd environment, meaning it's fairly close to the linux shell you seem to be familiar with, but subtly (grrr) different. > How easy is it to integrate a Mac into a Windows office network? I had issues with the 10.1 and 10.2 OS X Server samba stacks when serving files over smb, but I've never had a problem as a client. They integrate fairly painlessly. > How do you cope without a right-mouse button? Buy a usb mouse. Everything supports right clicking because no developers use a single button mouse. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TurboGears" 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/turbogears -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
