On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 10:10 AM, Ken Wesson <kwess...@gmail.com> wrote: >> VirtualBox is free: http://www.virtualbox.org/ > > Emulators? I hadn't considered those [...] > > I'd think it especially likely that if there's a free one, there're a > lot of software that won't quite work the same as on a separate PC, > and will be outright broken in some cases.
Virtualbox is not an emulator; it's a virtualization tool. On modern hardware (core 2+) it's capable of running at full CPU speed with a minor I/O perf penalty. On our team we develop almost exclusively in it; there are no emulation quirks. If you are stuck on Windows without the option of adding an OS to your machine, Virtualbox is a great way to get a nice isolated development environment going. It also has the benefits of being easier to automate, snapshot, and not avoid interfering with the operation of your host. Here's a fully-automated script for bootstrapping a VM: https://github.com/Seajure/emacs-clojure-vagrant -Phil -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en
