Re:Replacing a Development VPS with Linux on OSX
by riobard on Wednesday September 07, 2011 @01:56PM
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Let's face it: SSH into an VM and write code there is not an enjoyable experience. Yes I can do a proper deployment into the VM right after I make a minor change in color of the 10px square box located at the bottom of the page, but it's really a pain in the ass to have the deployment delay. Oh, right, the deployment process just takes 10 seconds!
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Re:Replacing a Development VPS with Linux on OSX
by pmarsh on Wednesday September 07, 2011 @06:33PM
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Why SSH into a VM? With Virtualbox I have a folder shared out that I can use like a regular folder and edit with whatever editor on my Host. Or you could turn on SMB shares and use those.
Or I could run a lightweight X environment (or even gnome it really doesn't need much to run) and just edit there.
Everyone seems to be on the "OMG Vim/Emacs are so awesome, TextMate is so yesterday" part of the every going cycle anyway. Might as well use them on the guest OS as well.