I am a long time windows user, and have just switched to ubuntu gutsy for the very reason of python and django development. Although the learning curve was very steep - and i have had many hardware issues - i am now much happier developing on ubuntu (I have dual boot set up, but 95% of what i do can now be done on ubuntu).
One HUGE advantage i have found is speed. I have a dell inspiron 1721 laptop, amd64 process, 2gig of ram blah blah, and vispa was slloooow. For a relevant example, the django development test server would take 2 or 3 seconds to refresh; loading IDLE would take 3 or 4 seconds. On ubuntu, these actions are almost instant. I am still missing pyscripter/editpad pro, my windows dev tools, and havent found an alternative I like (vim is too weird, komodo edit doesnt have an amd64 build, any suggestions?). And it has taken a LONG time to get up and running. But now I think my development is faster: really the only thing that is important to me. On Feb 7, 6:49 am, Aleandro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, I'm a Windows XP longtime user but I have also Ubuntu Linux 7.10 > on my dual-boot computer. I've just discovered Python and Django and I > have to decide what os to use for web development with Django. > > In fact, while I use Ubuntu Linux on my production server, I'm really > satisfied with my Windows web development environment: > > - gVim, TortoiseSVN, the command prompt and all major browsers at my > fingertips (IE, Firefox, Opera and Safari); > - Python, Django and PostgreSQL/MySQL installed in just a few simple > steps; > - Adobe Photoshop; > - superb font rendering with cleartype and no wasted time installing > new hardware. > > Considering that the latest trend in web development is to use UNIX > based OSes (Linux or Mac OS X) also for the development side, I have a > simple and direct question for you: what are the tangible > disadvantages of Django web development on Windows compared with a > UNIX based OS? > > Thanks > Aleandro --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
