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Re:From Mac to Linux – the setup I've grown to love by reaperducer on Sunday August 25, 2019 @07:55AM (#20792449)
I think the problem is the vague use of the word "developer."

Some people develop programming languages. For them, a GUI-less environment may be ideal.

I do web development. So I need the GUI, not just for testing, but for dealing with image and video assets that come in from the art department, or creating mockups, or presentations, or maps, etc.

It's still "development," but unsuited for a 100% command line experience.

As is often the case, it's easy for someone in one field of "development" to forget that it's a broad category of experiences.

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Re:From Mac to Linux – the setup I've grown to love by gricjeh on Sunday August 25, 2019 @12:08PM (#20793706)
My preference for Linux over macOS is actually the UI. I like having a real package manager and such, but it’s not like I care much about kernel subsystem differences. I have used macs a lot and I just find their UI cumbersome.

And this is from someone who loves the iPhone.

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Re:From Mac to Linux – the setup I've grown to love by reaperducer on Sunday August 25, 2019 @01:05PM (#20794041)
To each his own. For me, I appreciate the way most applications interoperable and the consistency of the experience.

Lately, for me, the killer app has been the ability to cut and paste content between machines and devices automatically and seamlessly. I once I started using it in my workflow, it became indispensable.

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Re:From Mac to Linux – the setup I've grown to love by thekyle on Sunday August 25, 2019 @01:23PM (#20794154)
If you're talking about universal clipboard, I believe that KDE has also supported that for a while via KDE Connect. Other DEs also support it.
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Re:From Mac to Linux – the setup I've grown to love by reaperducer on Sunday August 25, 2019 @04:16PM (#20795279)
Between machines, but not devices. I can't copy something on my boss' iPad and paste it into KDE.
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Re:From Mac to Linux – the setup I've grown to love by thekyle on Sunday August 25, 2019 @07:43PM (#20796411)
I'm not really sure I see the distinction between machines and devices.

I can't copy something from my Android phone to a Mac, but I can copy something from my Android phone into KDE.

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Re:From Mac to Linux – the setup I've grown to love by saagarjha on Sunday August 25, 2019 @06:16PM (#20795976)
How do you do this on macOS/iOS?
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Re:From Mac to Linux – the setup I've grown to love by pjmlp on Monday August 26, 2019 @04:45AM (#20798279)
For some strange reason being a developer seems to only mean doing UNIX GUI-less for some people.
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Re:From Mac to Linux – the setup I've grown to love by wrboyce on Sunday August 25, 2019 @10:17AM (#20793093)
It sounds like you do web design, at least in part.
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Re:From Mac to Linux – the setup I've grown to love by reaperducer on Sunday August 25, 2019 @01:08PM (#20794051)
No, we have an art department for that. But if a map needs to be replaced on the site or a new director headshot or making documentation or training people how to use the site I built for them, those are all better assisted or accomplished with the UI than from the command line.
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