He says he programs, but he no doubt means that he clicks and drags stuff around in visual studio. Anyone who has never heard of eclipse, netbeans, or intellij is not a programmer. I'm sorry but he's just not. I'm having trouble believing this is for real.
Why I use Windows and not Linux
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Re: Why I use Windows and not Linux
#22Here's a summary. The author uses Windows instead of Linux because: 1. Linux isn't as popular as Windows 2. He can't use Visual Studio on Linux Compelling argument!
For him those may well be compelling reasons. Conversely, I'm not sure if it makes sense to get people to switch OS platforms when they are actually happy with what they are using now. It certainly doesn't hurt to stay informed about the capabilities of software you're not using currently (in some areas it should probably be mandatory), but switching in the absence of good personally-applicable advantages is simply not a reasonable cause of action for most people.
Re: Why I use Windows and not Linux
#23Earlier quoted context omitted.
Then again, most programmers today aren't C programmers. And developing in Java/C# really makes a good IDE mandatory. The point is valid, even if you have a point in what you write too.
I have to disagree with the original opinion, that Visual Studio is the best IDE ever. It is, if you are developing on Windows and for Windows on Microsoft-endorsed languages. If this is not the case, it's far from optimal.
Come on, you have to give me something to argue with. I can't just sit here agreeing with people. :)
Yes, Visual Studio outside the MS sphere is not the greatest. C++, C#, VB.Net, F# - fine. Does anyone use it for anything else?
Re: Why I use Windows and not Linux
#24Earlier quoted context omitted.
I have to disagree with the original opinion, that Visual Studio is the best IDE ever. It is, if you are developing on Windows and for Windows on Microsoft-endorsed languages. If this is not the case, it's far from optimal.
Come on, you have to give me something to argue with. I can't just sit here agreeing with people. :) Yes, Visual Studio outside the MS sphere is not the greatest. C++, C#, VB.Net, F# - fine. Does anyone use it for anything else?
> I can't just sit here agreeing with people.
Agree when you agree. Disagree when you don't.
The only important thing is to do it politely ;-)
Re: Why I use Windows and not Linux
#25I'm porting some of my software to Windows. I haven't used Windows in years. Doing things like opening a DOS console and typing "cd C:\" was like going back in time about 25 years. And then I had to create a Batch script using old BASIC style commands, using REM at the start of comments... It's like Windows is stuck in time, and Microsoft's primary way of making money is by keeping this crusty operating system runnin…
You can run Cygwin on Windows. It'll be the same Windows we know and love but you'll have a familiar Unix-like environment you can use to do things like move files and automate tasks.
As AndrewDucker pointed out, you can also use PowerShell (I find it weird, but it's a major improvement over cmd.exe)
Re: Why I use Windows and not Linux
#26Earlier quoted context omitted.
I read it, and I upvoted. I did that because I believe he has interesting points in it. People commenting here are just focusing on certain points of the article and not the whole sentiment. What the author is saying is that even though he likes linux a lot, he is more productive in windows. I can see that happening. Fixing things in Linux is difficult, specially coming from a Windows world.
I re-read it and it still looks like a rant from an uninformed person. He spent a month with Linux and didn't notice NetBeans or Eclipse? Is there ANY programmer on Earth that doesn't know those? He claims Windows enjoys better "hardware, software, IT guys" because it's more popular. Linux is only unpopular in PCs. In every other segment it trounces its competition. And maybe you have a point about fixing things. On…
> He spent a month with Linux and didn't notice NetBeans or Eclipse?
I grew up on Linux. It was my primary desktop OS for many years. A few years ago, though, I found myself needing to move for personal reasons, and the best job offer I could get in short order was a Windows development one. I very quickly switched platforms for all my hobby projects. Visual Studio really is that good.
I can see the opposite opinion, too, of course. At least to the extent that other people prefer NetBeans or Eclipse, and that I'm not some sort of blind VS fanboy who thinks the only reason someone could have a different preference from me is because they're uninformed or unintelligent. It's not an opinion that I hold, but it's an opinion held by others I know and they're smart people so I trust it's for reasons that are every bit as valid to them as my reasons are to me. I wouldn't be surprised to find out that they also like different ice cream flavors from me, too. They might even have tasted my favorite flavor, only to find it wasn't to their liking.