On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 3:36 AM, Jamie Paul Griffin <ja...@kode5.net> wrote: > / ru...@yahoo.com wrote on Thu 1.Nov'12 at 15:08:26 -0700 / > >> On 11/01/2012 03:55 AM, Jamie Paul Griffin wrote: >> > Anybody serious about programming should be using a form of >> > UNIX/Linux if you ask me. It's inconceivable that these systems >> > should be avoided if you're serious about Software Engineering and >> > Computer Science, etc. For UNIX there are loads of decent news >> > reading software and mail user agents to learn and use. slrn is a >> > good one and point it at gmane.org as someone else pointed out. I >> > can't even imagine using a browser or Google Groups, etc. now. > >> Are you saying that this group is only for "serious" programmers? > > I don't see where my comments suggested that this group is only for serious > programmers. I simply believe that the UNIX platform, in whatever form, is > better placed and designed for all sorts of computing and engineering > projects. The history of UNIX speaks for itself. Many Universities that offer > respected and credible science based degree programmes, namely engineering > and computing programmes, strongly encourage students to become competent > with UNIX systems. Windows in my opinion is really for those who use the > internet on a casual basis or in a commercial environment where its staff are > not necessarily computer literate and therefore need a platform that they can > use which doesn't require them to learn more complex techniques and > protocols. But, having said that, I'm not against Windows at all. I use it > frequently and enjoy using it most of the time.
I am comfortable with both Windows and Unix systems, and I do not find that either environment is particularly more effective for software engineering or helps me to be more productive than the other. My job has me developing Windows software, so I use Windows at work since at the very least I require it for testing and debugging. I could use virtualization to run Unix as well, and I have known some who do, but my philosophy is: why waste time dealing with two distinct environments where only one is required? Cheers, Ian -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
