Comments on: Favorite Operating System For Development? http://davybrion.com/blog/2008/12/favorite-operating-system-for-development/ Trying to walk that thin line between intelligence and ignorance Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:54:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Davy Brion http://davybrion.com/blog/2008/12/favorite-operating-system-for-development/comment-page-1/#comment-6789 Davy Brion Tue, 23 Dec 2008 10:55:25 +0000 http://davybrion.com/blog/?p=741#comment-6789 i've heard a lot of great things about windows 2008 as a development system so far... but it does take some effort to set it up, right? i’ve heard a lot of great things about windows 2008 as a development system so far… but it does take some effort to set it up, right?

]]> By: Ayende Rahien http://davybrion.com/blog/2008/12/favorite-operating-system-for-development/comment-page-1/#comment-6773 Ayende Rahien Tue, 23 Dec 2008 01:14:43 +0000 http://davybrion.com/blog/?p=741#comment-6773 Davy, Windows Server 2008, before that, Windows Server 2003 Davy,
Windows Server 2008, before that, Windows Server 2003

]]> By: Davy Brion http://davybrion.com/blog/2008/12/favorite-operating-system-for-development/comment-page-1/#comment-6761 Davy Brion Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:43:32 +0000 http://davybrion.com/blog/?p=741#comment-6761 @Ken are there any specific IIS7 features you really like or can't live without? I'm not trying to be a jerk or anything, just wondering if i'm missing out on some cool stuff :) @Ken

are there any specific IIS7 features you really like or can’t live without? I’m not trying to be a jerk or anything, just wondering if i’m missing out on some cool stuff :)

]]> By: Ken Egozi http://davybrion.com/blog/2008/12/favorite-operating-system-for-development/comment-page-1/#comment-6759 Ken Egozi Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:30:59 +0000 http://davybrion.com/blog/?p=741#comment-6759 Vista works very well for me. IIS7 is way better for setting up various websites than the awkward webdev combos I used to do. and on my laptop, which is a 4 yr old 1.6Ghz+1.5Gb machine it works very well, and even faster than a super-cleaned-up XP. If I had a lil' time I would have looked into setting up a win2008 workstation. not going back to XP though, I like IIS7 too much ... Vista works very well for me.
IIS7 is way better for setting up various websites than the awkward webdev combos I used to do.

and on my laptop, which is a 4 yr old 1.6Ghz+1.5Gb machine it works very well, and even faster than a super-cleaned-up XP.

If I had a lil’ time I would have looked into setting up a win2008 workstation. not going back to XP though, I like IIS7 too much …

]]> By: Tom Willis http://davybrion.com/blog/2008/12/favorite-operating-system-for-development/comment-page-1/#comment-6755 Tom Willis Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:31:36 +0000 http://davybrion.com/blog/?p=741#comment-6755 For the past few years, i've been using linux+xfce and a very slimmed down/network restricted install of windows server 2003 running in vmware server.It's nice to have the ability to move the vm around or hit it over a network when needed.Since I don't let the vm access anything but the local network, the need for virus scanning software seems unnecessary, so I get a bit of a speed increase from that as well For the past few years, i’ve been using linux+xfce and a very slimmed down/network restricted install of windows server 2003 running in vmware server.It’s nice to have the ability to move the vm around or hit it over a network when needed.Since I don’t let the vm access anything but the local network, the need for virus scanning software seems unnecessary, so I get a bit of a speed increase from that as well

]]> By: Davy Brion http://davybrion.com/blog/2008/12/favorite-operating-system-for-development/comment-page-1/#comment-6752 Davy Brion Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:34:42 +0000 http://davybrion.com/blog/?p=741#comment-6752 yea my work vista also has aero disabled... i also had the impression that it made everything slower, not to mention that i don't really like the look of it (not that i like the 'classic' look or anything) yea my work vista also has aero disabled… i also had the impression that it made everything slower, not to mention that i don’t really like the look of it (not that i like the ‘classic’ look or anything)

]]> By: pho http://davybrion.com/blog/2008/12/favorite-operating-system-for-development/comment-page-1/#comment-6751 pho Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:32:10 +0000 http://davybrion.com/blog/?p=741#comment-6751 xp is clearly the winner for me. i even set my vista at work to "classic look" because aero bothers me. Somehow the aero UI feels slower... could be that's purely psychological though. on the upside: i'm hearing good things about windows 7 performance, even if it's still pre-beta! they still have lots of time to screw it all up again of course, but let's hope for the best :-) xp is clearly the winner for me. i even set my vista at work to “classic look” because aero bothers me. Somehow the aero UI feels slower… could be that’s purely psychological though.

on the upside: i’m hearing good things about windows 7 performance, even if it’s still pre-beta! they still have lots of time to screw it all up again of course, but let’s hope for the best :-)

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