Re: [e4-dev] The ideal Eclipse developer computer

[Ken Ryall <ken.ryall@xxxxxxxxx>]

I used to use a ThinkPad but now I use a MacBook Pro with Parallels. I can
easily do Eclipse development on Mac OS X, Win XP, Vista, and Linux. It's a
great experience.

- Ken

> From: ext Hallvard Trætteberg <hal@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: E4 Project developer mailing list <e4-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:10:23 +0100
> To: E4 Project developer mailing list <e4-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [e4-dev] The ideal Eclipse developer computer
> 
> Hi all and Happy New Year!
> 
> I hope it's not considered abuse of the list to ask a question of the proper
> equipment to do Eclipse development. If so, I apologize and you just ignore
> the 
> rest.
> 
> I'm looking for a replacement for my 3 year old 14-inch (wide format)
> ThinkPad. 
> I noticed that many of you had a ThinkPad (not strange considering IBM's
> dominance) at ESE, but I also noticed that many also had a MacBook (Pro I
> guess). I've read several comments that the MacBook has become one of the best
> Eclipse development machines:
> - the usability is in general great
> - SWT is becoming better on MacOSX
> - the Unix foundation makes it a good server (SVN, Tomcat, Geronimo, Axis...)
> and allows old-fashioned scripting
> - it handles memory-intensive applications better than Windows
> - runs Windows programs well in BootCamp or using virtualization software like
> Fusion of Parallel.
> 
> While I don't hate Windows (although Vista has made it easier), it has served
> me 
> well for many years, I've concluded that I'd rather have a Unix-based laptop
> due 
> to better scaling, robustness, scripting etc. What I don't know is how MacOSX
> compares to Linux when it comes to hosting Eclipse and web server-based
> applications. After having seen the announcement of the new 17-inch MacBook
> Pro 
> (I think I can afford it), I know what my heart wants, but the experience of
> others count a lot. E.g. how important is the screen size, how does MacOSX
> compare to Linux (Unix foundation, administration/installation and Window
> Management), Java support etc.
> 
> Hallvard
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