Aha, there is - if you want 64-bit code, code as a team, unit test, or remote debug - all of which are unnecessary to a solitary researcher.
On Feb 27, 2012, at 9:40 AM, Parks, Raymond wrote: I didn't realize that. Sounds like there's no reason to dual-boot. ----- Original Message ----- From: Bruce Sherwood [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 09:20 AM To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Subject: Re: [FRIAM] [EXTERNAL] Dual booting in the Window's world For the record, I repeat that Microsoft provides a free version of Visual Studio which I've found completely adequate for serious C++ work, including working with the Boost libraries. I compile the C++/Boost component of the VPython project (vpython.org<http://vpython.org>) for all platforms, including Windows, and on Windows it makes sense to use the Windows compiler. I'll also mention that I use Eclipse as an IDE on Windows, Mac, and Linux. Bruce On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 5:21 AM, Parks, Raymond <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: If you install ubuntu on a system with Winders, it pretty much handles everything. The partition editor shrinks the Windows partition, keeps the recovery partition, installs linux on an EXT4 partition, and puts grub in the MBR. >From install, onward, you select which OS to run at boot. Linux in Virtualbox with Winders host is almost as efficient on modern systems with hardware virtualization. Cygwin is annoying - you keep running into Winders. Microsoft's development tools cost money, have so many variants it's confusing, and carry a high overhead in the IDE to help nitwits program. Your friend is better off in linux using the boost C++ libraries. Ray Parks ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org Ray Parks Consilient Heuristician/IDART Program Manager V: 505-844-4024 M: 505-238-9359 P: 505-951-6084 NIPR: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> SIPR: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> (send NIPR reminder) JWICS: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> (send NIPR reminder)
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