Ask HN: Do you use windows for development?

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by mohitmun • 8 years ago

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Is it still part of your development workflow?

sheldor• 8 years ago

Sadly yes. Too many apps still in old .net pre-core versions.

muriithi• 8 years ago

Yes. I develop on both Ubuntu and Windows.

I mostly do Node.js and Android development so I can work exclusively in Linux but some of my customers install my software on Windows. Always good to see whether everything works on Windows.

mohitmun• 8 years ago

How do switch between both? Do you dual-boot or use VM or something similar?

CyberFonic• 8 years ago

Noooo!

Dev desktop runs Ubuntu, MacBook Pro with OS X when on the road. Deploy everything as WebApps on hosted servers/services on both AWS and Google Cloud.

Before cloud hosting, I used to roll-in servers running HP-UX and AIX into clients' data centers. My support costs were a tiny fraction of those of my competitors using Windows server, etc.

chrisbennet• 8 years ago

Yes. I can iterate quickly. If the end product is embedded, I port it to Linux once I’ve got the algorithms working.

Ask HN: Do you use windows for development?

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