Why Mac OS X Is Unsuitable For Web Development 831
Hugh Pickens writes "Ted Dziuba has an interesting and amusing post on how he made a big mistake when he was offered a choice for his company laptop. His options were a Lenovo Thinkpad or a MacBook Pro, and he picked the Mac, thinking it would be closer to what he was used to. So what's wrong with using the Mac as a development machine for Milo, a Python application backed by PostgreSQL and Redis? 'I've only poked around a little, but so far I've found three separate package managers for OS X: Fink, MacPorts & Homebrew,' writes Dziuba, adding that when you are older, you will understand the value of automated version dependency satisfaction. Next is that your development platform should be as close as possible to your production platform, but 'OS X and Linux have different kernels, which means different I/O & process schedulers, different file systems, and a whole host of other implementation details that you'll write off as having been abstracted away until you have your first serious encounter with "It Works On My Machine.'" Finally, he says, Textmate sucks. 'Sooner or later, you have to face facts. Man up and learn Emacs.'"
Man up and learn emacs? (Score:5, Funny)
That's like saying man up and go see the new production of Glitter Boys on Broadway and then go get a pedicure.
I think he must have meant "man up and go learn vi".
Re:Emacs? (Score:5, Funny)
Damn skippy.
You should be using vi (1) [vim.org], with cscope (1) [sourceforge.net].
Re:Man up and learn emacs? (Score:3, Funny)
That's like saying man up and go see a Justin Bieber concert while prancing around in a field of flowers dressed in all pink.
I think you meant "man up use cat".
Seriously (Score:3, Funny)
Sorry to have to say this, but... (Score:5, Funny)
After looking at his website, I really don't think he should be offering advice on what tools to use for designing websites.
Just saying.
Let me get this straight (Score:5, Funny)
You just initiated a PC vs. Mac and an Emacs vs. Vi flamewar in one article? Are you MAD??? Don't you understand the potenia#%#$^#$^ NO CARRIER.
Re:Man up and learn emacs? (Score:3, Funny)
$ man up use cat
No manual entry for up
No manual entry for use
CAT(1) User Commands CAT(1)
Re:I don't get why... (Score:5, Funny)
Apple gives you loads of options.
Absolutely. They're famous for it. Apple's all about choice.
Who the fuck is Ted Dziuba? (Score:1, Funny)
Who is Ted Dziuba? What has he done to deserve our attention?
Re:Who the fuck is Ted Dziuba? (Score:3, Funny)
You need a truck for that.
But evidently not a Mack truck.