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Re: Ubuntu on Windows

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Post by centrinoblue »

13of40 wrote: post #244
sbarre wrote: post #215

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Your first point describes me exactly (and many other developers I know). I grew up a Windows user, and switched to OS X because of the unix-like command line environment that more closely matched the servers I was working with in my job environments. I would most likely switch back to Windows as my primary/only machine (because I also like to play video games sometimes) if I had the same kind of unix-like command li…

> I grew up a Windows user, and switched to OS X because of the unix-like command line environment that more closely matched the servers I was working with in my job environments. Out of curiosity, why would you not just go with a Linux desktop for that?

as someone with a similar history (front-end dev) I switched from Windows to linux after XP and then on to OSX in order to develop for iOS apps.

I would never go back to windows but would happily move back to linux if I had to

EDIT: I should note I didn't expect to like my Macbook air so much (fantastic machine)

Re: Ubuntu on Windows

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Post by uxp »

13of40 wrote: post #244
sbarre wrote: post #215

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Your first point describes me exactly (and many other developers I know). I grew up a Windows user, and switched to OS X because of the unix-like command line environment that more closely matched the servers I was working with in my job environments. I would most likely switch back to Windows as my primary/only machine (because I also like to play video games sometimes) if I had the same kind of unix-like command li…

> I grew up a Windows user, and switched to OS X because of the unix-like command line environment that more closely matched the servers I was working with in my job environments. Out of curiosity, why would you not just go with a Linux desktop for that?

I'm not who you asked, but because I like to spend my day debugging my terrible code, not my desktop.

Before you ask, yes I do have a Linux laptop (Acer C720P ChromeBook, unlocked with Debian + Gnome), and with all the sudden issues that pop out of seemingly nowhere (my latest dragon is a recurrent kernel module crash that can fill my disk up with .core files in 10 minutes), I've switched back to a 13" rMBP. Though, I have heard that 2016 is going to be the year of the Linux Desktop...

Re: Ubuntu on Windows

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Post by paradite »

ramy_d wrote: post #266
NateDad wrote: post #259

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No. No GUI applications (currently, and no announced future support... and I wouldn't bank on them doing it).

vim?

It's in the list given by author:

apt, ssh, rsync, find, grep, awk, sed, sort, xargs, md5sum, gpg, curl, wget, apache, mysql, python, perl, ruby, php, gcc, tar, vim, emacs, diff, patch...

Re: Ubuntu on Windows

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Post by Grishnakh »

orf wrote: post #252
Grishnakh wrote: post #200

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The definition of insanity is doing the same thing and expecting a different result. Microsoft has been trying to extinguish their competition for decades now; what makes you think they're going to be different this time?

And what makes you think they will do the same? Fact is you have no idea, and all signs point to a more open MS that has learned that simply throwing their weight around won't work anymore.

>And what makes you think they will do the same?

Decades of history, and their own self-interest.

>Fact is you have no idea

Sure I do. They've acted this way for decades, under various different management. To think they're suddenly going to become some nice, ethical company is sheer lunacy.

>and all signs point to a more open MS that has learned that simply throwing their weight around won't work anymore.

What signs? I haven't seen any. They've done stuff just like this before, and it always turned out badly.

Re: Ubuntu on Windows

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Post by skywhopper »

noelsusman wrote: post #267
talawahdotnet wrote: post #242

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Yea, I think they are going after developers who use OS X because it is UNIXy. Smart move given how en vogue Apple laptops have become for developers these days.

It kinda makes me regret my MBP purchase last fall. I really wanted a Surface Pro but I couldn't deal with developing on Windows.

Windows runs great on Macs!

Re: Ubuntu on Windows

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Post by captainmuon »

13of40 wrote: post #244
sbarre wrote: post #215

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Your first point describes me exactly (and many other developers I know). I grew up a Windows user, and switched to OS X because of the unix-like command line environment that more closely matched the servers I was working with in my job environments. I would most likely switch back to Windows as my primary/only machine (because I also like to play video games sometimes) if I had the same kind of unix-like command li…

> I grew up a Windows user, and switched to OS X because of the unix-like command line environment that more closely matched the servers I was working with in my job environments. Out of curiosity, why would you not just go with a Linux desktop for that?

I'm also not him, but I switched to OS X for a while, too. I couldn't afford a MacBook, so I actually ran a Hackintosh.

The reasons were 1) it ran the unixy stuff I needed for university AND modern games at the same time, and 2) it was boring and conservative. In a time where Linux and Windows were changing and breaking (Windows 8, Gnome 3, ...) it was nice to use something stable, well-tested, and polished.

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