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]]> Comment on This Has Nothing To Do With Christmas by johnnyman http://www.johnmangino.org/2008/12/this-has-nothing-to-do-with-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-11021 johnnyman Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:52:25 +0000 http://www.johnmangino.org/?p=552#comment-11021 Wow, fantastic feedback! Thanks. I figured as much frankly. Code-wise Linux is jim dandy for what I do, but like you said @collegeman it's the little things. (Well that and GIMP just doesn't cut it) I love that any Linux machine I use is, essentially, a LAMP server and I'm extremely comfortable with that environment so OS X's unix base will be a nice pace. But, uhhh tiptoeing to try and avoid giant flames, I'm kind of tired of using the hand-crank to start the car. So, leaning heavy towards Mac, obviously, I was wondering if I would get any compelling arguments for Windows. I can even do ASP.net on mac or Linux now. Thanks for the input guys. Wow, fantastic feedback! Thanks.
I figured as much frankly.
Code-wise Linux is jim dandy for what I do, but like you said @collegeman it's the little things. (Well that and GIMP just doesn't cut it) I love that any Linux machine I use is, essentially, a LAMP server and I'm extremely comfortable with that environment so OS X's unix base will be a nice pace. But, uhhh tiptoeing to try and avoid giant flames, I'm kind of tired of using the hand-crank to start the car. So, leaning heavy towards Mac, obviously, I was wondering if I would get any compelling arguments for Windows. I can even do ASP.net on mac or Linux now.
Thanks for the input guys.

]]> Comment on This Has Nothing To Do With Christmas by @collegeman http://www.johnmangino.org/2008/12/this-has-nothing-to-do-with-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-11020 @collegeman Fri, 22 Jan 2010 07:29:44 +0000 http://www.johnmangino.org/?p=552#comment-11020 Is there really a comparison to be made here? As a development platform, Windows sucks for everything but what it was intended: Microsoft Visual Studio. (Then again, sometimes it sucks for that, too, as anyone who was paying attention when Windows Vista was excreted upon the world would know.) Before I really get on a roll (and how), I should qualify my ramble. I'm an end-to-end Web developer who uses Java, PHP, ColdFusion, JavaScript, CSS and (more recently) Groovy and Grails to bring home the bacon to my family, with a schmatering of PERL thrown in for good measure. I have been a code monkey for 13 years, 7 of them professionally, and all of them on the PC and in Windows. Last year I bought a Mac. I will never buy another PC again as long as I live.* (The disclaimer is reserved for when/if Apple abandons their dedication to this particular customer base in exchange for people who don't want to use a keyboard - still need a keyboard to program stuff, and I don't see myself living long enough to experience the computer being commanded by my brain waves alone.) I haven't been able to transition completely because the office I work in has standardized on the PC, and because I do government work and must use PC software to connect to their network. But when I get home at the end of the day, the Mac gets hooked up in my office, and the fun begins. That's right: I said fun. And not because what I do all day isn't fun - I love being a programmer - but programming on the Mac... hell, doing anything on the Mac... just feels right. It's the little things: software that anticipates your needs, and doesn't cripple system performance in the process; a file menu bar that lives independently of the window; native Safari; TextMate; all the programming languages I need, pre-installed; MAMP; Sequel Pro; Terminal Visor; iPhoto (nothing better); iMovie (nothing easier) - the list is pretty much endless. Attach a big ass monitor to a MacBook or MacBook Pro, and I promise you that you'll never regret your choice. In fact, within a year, you'll probably be wondering how you ever worked with anything else. And, just in case you do find yourself in need of access to another platform, I can personally vouch for the success of both Bootcamp and VMWare: solid solutions for those of us who just can't live without .NET or Cisco VPN. Is there really a comparison to be made here? As a development platform, Windows sucks for everything but what it was intended: Microsoft Visual Studio. (Then again, sometimes it sucks for that, too, as anyone who was paying attention when Windows Vista was excreted upon the world would know.) Before I really get on a roll (and how), I should qualify my ramble. I'm an end-to-end Web developer who uses Java, PHP, ColdFusion, JavaScript, CSS and (more recently) Groovy and Grails to bring home the bacon to my family, with a schmatering of PERL thrown in for good measure.

I have been a code monkey for 13 years, 7 of them professionally, and all of them on the PC and in Windows. Last year I bought a Mac. I will never buy another PC again as long as I live.* (The disclaimer is reserved for when/if Apple abandons their dedication to this particular customer base in exchange for people who don't want to use a keyboard – still need a keyboard to program stuff, and I don't see myself living long enough to experience the computer being commanded by my brain waves alone.)

I haven't been able to transition completely because the office I work in has standardized on the PC, and because I do government work and must use PC software to connect to their network. But when I get home at the end of the day, the Mac gets hooked up in my office, and the fun begins. That's right: I said fun. And not because what I do all day isn't fun – I love being a programmer – but programming on the Mac… hell, doing anything on the Mac… just feels right.

It's the little things: software that anticipates your needs, and doesn't cripple system performance in the process; a file menu bar that lives independently of the window; native Safari; TextMate; all the programming languages I need, pre-installed; MAMP; Sequel Pro; Terminal Visor; iPhoto (nothing better); iMovie (nothing easier) – the list is pretty much endless. Attach a big ass monitor to a MacBook or MacBook Pro, and I promise you that you'll never regret your choice. In fact, within a year, you'll probably be wondering how you ever worked with anything else.

And, just in case you do find yourself in need of access to another platform, I can personally vouch for the success of both Bootcamp and VMWare: solid solutions for those of us who just can't live without .NET or Cisco VPN.

]]> Comment on This Has Nothing To Do With Christmas by @kennethreitz http://www.johnmangino.org/2008/12/this-has-nothing-to-do-with-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-11019 @kennethreitz Fri, 22 Jan 2010 07:11:50 +0000 http://www.johnmangino.org/?p=552#comment-11019 OSX + MAMP Pro + TextMate is a totally unbeatable combination. I can't possibly describe how passionate I am about this. OSX + MAMP Pro + TextMate is a totally unbeatable combination.

I can't possibly describe how passionate I am about this.

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