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Post by G3rn0ti »

jamroom wrote: post #76
G3rn0ti wrote: post #48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Debugging iOS-Safari issues on a web page requires: 1) Access to a Desktop Mac and a Desktop Safari. 2) An iOS device. The Safari debugger recognizes a plugged-in iOS device and then allows to debug the iOS safari remotely. That's the only reliable way to find iOS specific JS or CSS issues. Browserstack alone does not help, unfortunately AFAIR.

You actually don't need the iOS device - Safari will also link up to the iOS simulator, so you can do this with just XCode.

But XCode is MacOS only, isn’t it?

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Post by password4321 »

Lorin wrote: post #38

I just want a cheap way to live debug sites in Safari / Safari Mobile without being forced to purchase Apple hardware. Only reasonable option I've come across so far is buying used hardware. VM under Win10/AMD seems like a PITA.

Quickemu: Quickly create and run optimised Win-10,11/macOS/Linux on Linux

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28797129

404 points by nixcraft 11 days ago | 117 comments

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Post by password4321 »

asddubs wrote: post #53
smoldesu wrote: post #49

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It's a shame that web developers have to spend $500 to buy a bespoke web-browsing machine just to make their sites work better with Apple hardware. If Apple wanted people to treat their browser seriously, they should have simulators and developer tooling to spare.

or just release safari cross-platform.

Last I checked, there is a Windows WebKit/Safari build. I don't think it worked very well though: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20700914#20701334

Edit: Looks like the new URL is https://build.webkit.org/#/builders/67?numbuilds=400 but the build has been broken for almost 2 weeks. The last successful build is the 300MB https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/archives.webkit.org/win-x... (as explained in the link above, the Apple Application Support libraries are required).

Re: Hetzner Apple Mac Mini Offering

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Post by vxNsr »

joshgachnang wrote: post #64
vxNsr wrote: post #57

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Meanwhile the CEO uses a windows machine with outlook.

I'd love a source on that.

The guy who wrote the book about the making of the iphone sent a bunch of emails to tim cook with tracking enabled and each time it was opened by a windows device. other comments in this thread have more links the story.

Re: Hetzner Apple Mac Mini Offering

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Post by 404mm »

Aulig wrote: post #99
freediver wrote: post #92

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One can get a Mac Mini directly from Apple at $58.25/mo for 12 months. Granted, that does not include power and bandwidth but it is also yours after just 12 months. I think a more reasonable price point for lease would be around $25/month. Or $50/mo but user owns it after two years, continuing to pay for power/bandwidth. Having said that, how would the user access this? Would you have some kind of VMs or how did you…

I rent mac minis because I need them to compile iOS apps. By renting them from a datacenter I get better uptime & internet speed & reliability than if I just set it up at home. That's why I pay a premium for it.

What kind of access do you get? Is it more about utilizing GUI (with some KVM), ssh or some sort of agent process (eg Jenkins or similar)

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Post by CharlesW »

tiffanyh wrote: post #103

A Linux based M1 Max with ECC memory (and no GPU) would be a phenomenal server that could run the vast majority of hosting workloads. Hosting providers would also love it because it's super small form factor and extremely low on power usage.

I imagine cooling and ventilation costs (apparently ~40% of data center energy costs) would plummet as well.

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Post by Aeolun »

Spivak wrote: post #88
pachico wrote: post #79

The rest of us not using Apple product watch with perplexity all things related to Apple hardware/licences, etc.

I mean if you're developing/testing for AIX you're gonna have to buy/find a vendor that licenses POWER8. I feel like we've forgotten that running software on commodity hardware is the exception rather than the rule for the bulk of CS history.

It’s been the rule for all my life. I think I should be allowed to feel that it’s the rule rather than the exception.

Re: Hetzner Apple Mac Mini Offering

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Post by Aeolun »

kleiba wrote: post #35

I have seen mixed reviews about Hetzner online. Does anyone have any enlightening anecdotal evidence in favor or against the company?

Anecdotally, I got 2 32gb intel servers for €20/month a piece before Hetzner became known everywhere and prices rose. Now I’m locked in.

The biggest issue is their limited regions. Otherwise I’ve only ever been extremely happy.

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