Which OS do you use to develop?

[eluser]fedeisas[/eluser]
Hi! First of all, I don't know if this is the right place to post this. If not, please let me know.

I've used Windows for several years now. Although, always had a Linux partition to play around.

But lately, I'm starting to think that I'll be more comfortably developing on Linux (yes, I'm falling in love with the power of the command line, and Cygwin just doesn't feels right enough).

So, the question is: what SO do you use on a daily basis to get your development work done?

Thanks for sharing!

[eluser]davidbehler[/eluser]
I got a mac and a windows machine running (trying to move from windows to mac..not as easy as I thought). On each of them I have a VM with Ubuntu Server running which I use to run my code and store my code on. Via shared folders I can edit that code using my usual windows/mac editors but can run in the code in an environment that's as close to the real deal (the live server later on) as it can get when working on windows/mac.

I wrote some tutorials/blog posts about this topic, check out my Dev-Box posts if you are interested in learning more about this.

[eluser]lcjury[/eluser]
Windows, i really like linux for coding, but i have problems trying to run adobe software in linux and it make's me stay on windows :/

[eluser]DuncanCox[/eluser]
I always prefer windows. It is so easy to use it and so simple while I coding. and one of the most interesting thing about windows is its trouble shooting.

[eluser]nuwanda[/eluser]
If it's web dev then I don't see that it matters.

That said, I do everything commando on the server.

I'm not sure why anyone would install a LAMP stack on their local machine. I create a test subdomain on my server and save as I go. Then I refresh via browser to see the changes.

In fact, this must be the best way for web dev as you're working with a live connection all the time. I'm seeing what anyone on the planet will see.

[eluser]davidbehler[/eluser]
@nuwanda:
But working online can be slow and uploading a file each it changes is rather cumbersome. And what if you need to work but your internet is down for what ever reason? Or you are on a train or what ever?

[eluser]nuwanda[/eluser]
Haha!

I must be on a train.

Actually, I'm in New Zealand and my server is Dreamhost in California. That's a pretty long haul across the Pacific. But I never have any trouble hitting Ctrl-S then switching to my browser and refreshing to see the changes.

Maybe takes 2 seconds all up. And I'm only on DSL.

If I was local, it might take me a second to refresh. Go figure. Been doing it for years.