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Re:My dad unexpectedly uses my Linux laptop to get real work... by ilyanep on Sunday October 27, 2013 @02:12AM (#6620987)
Nope, and (to contradict your point a little bit) I pretty much refuse to do development tasks on Windows because it's the one remaining OS on which I find it impossible to be productive. Have you ever tried working in a Windows command line compared to a UNIX terminal? Yes, I can install cygwin, but I really feel like I shouldn't have to.
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Re:My dad unexpectedly uses my Linux laptop to get real work... by itsboring on Sunday October 27, 2013 @05:59AM (#6621445)
I tried using cygwin for a while too, but I finally gave up and tossed windows out the...uh...window. The cygwin folks have made a heroic effort, but it still feels like putting lipstick on a pig.
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Re:My dad unexpectedly uses my Linux laptop to get real work... by bnolsen on Sunday October 27, 2013 @10:04AM (#6621964)
start up SSH server in cygwin and life gets much better.
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Re:My dad unexpectedly uses my Linux laptop to get real work... by undergroundhero on Tuesday October 29, 2013 @03:57PM (#6637040)
If you're doing any work at all with .NET, Visual Studio is the greatest IDE in the world. Believe it or not, people can be productive without a command line--especially if you can use VS to automatically generate thousands of lines of code.
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Re:My dad unexpectedly uses my Linux laptop to get real work... by special on Sunday October 27, 2013 @06:49PM (#6623995)
Do you know Powershell? I admit it's not quite as good as the real thing but at least you can 'ls' on Windows.
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