What is the typical development environment at your workplace

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Hi all.

I started my internship today and noticed that alot of the people who work here use MACs

Its a brand/design/ app or web development agency, so they do use MACs for design but even the coders here use MACs (at least half of them)

Is this normal where u work?

CM
 
lol... stevenv! Please tell me you're kidding... lol...

@Crazymonkey

I have my own company... Web design... Only use MACs. So much better and more reliable than a PC. I run CS5 like a dream on my MBP. Also, some program languages just work a lot better on a MAC. For instance, if you used Ruby on Rails, I would suggest buying a MAC just for that. It runs so much better on a UNIX system...

But anyway, I don't care what work I do, I would much rather do it on a MAC... Good bye PC!
 
There is quite a mix. I know of some companies that use a lot of mac's but it is often when they are involved in design as well. I am a PC fan all the way and will never go to a mac :D
 
Jarvis88 said:
So much better and more reliable than a PC
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And you get what you pay for too.

3.1GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5, 4GB (two 2GB) memory, 1TB hard drive, AMD Radeon HD 6970M and a 27" LCD. All for the unbelievable price of just R19,999.

Too tired to work out how much less that would be in a beige box, or maybe even a black one :D but probably not much more than half the price. Personally, I think R10k for a more reliable OS is a bit steep. But then maybe I'm just being cheap.

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Get the tool that works for you. I switched to an iMac recently. Still get to the Windows side if needed via BootCamp. Or you can run Parallels which gives you best of both. I cba with technical details, micro-optimizing and building my own pc anymore so iMac is great for me. I do some Ruby on Rails in my spare time, and .net by day.
 
I wouldn't say the Mac is typical. Most corporates use Unix or Linux to host database and Windows for desktop and LAN.

Use whatever is cost effective and gets the job done. In some cases that may well be a Mac. Wasting money on "nice to have's" is the cause of many a start-up failure.
 
Plenty of people using MBPs. But then just as many using PCs. Only one or two people in admin-type positions using Windows. Otherwise it's Linux all the way.
 
I reckon the logic went like this: devs were on linux but wanted Mac because of the cool factor. They convinced boss that they needed macs for as3 flash dev because you need a Mac for flash. And because if they ever did iOS dev it would require a Mac. Boss wasn't convinced about the flash argument, but when the word iOS entered the fray, there were dollar signs everywhere and this justified the ROI.
 
Our company has an all Dell / Fujitsu outfit, all Windows. If you want to use a Mac you are welcome, but it is at your own dollar and up to your own knowledge to make stuff work on AD.
 
WiT8litZ said:
Our company has an all Dell / Fujitsu outfit, all Windows. If you want to use a Mac you are welcome, but it is at your own dollar and up to your own knowledge to make stuff work on AD.
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i think that's a great policy. more companies should operate like this.
but then again, i'm not in networking, security and sysadmin ;)
 
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