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What tools does a developer use?

Conlin Durbin on February 25, 2019

As developers, we use many different tools - code editors, version control, terminal emulators, and more. As a new developer, finding the right too...
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rhymes • Edited

Hi Conlin!

Some services built for Linux only half run

is this still true? I remember it was for some time but macOS seems very well supported all around

Buying a license can be costly

Kind of yes, Windows 10 Home and Pro licenses are around 100/150€ lately, which is not zero but not insane either (considering that Microsoft doesn't usually charge you for the hardware as the gatekeeper).

Thanks for this new series!

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David J Eddy

One of the best things I learned about Linux:
Backup early and often, store personal files (the ~/ dir) on a seperate drive from the OS. I have messed up my Ubuntu instal more time than I can count. With the backup it is a matter of 15 minutes and the OS is back to last known good. Windows could learn a thing or two about separation-of-responsibility when it comes to user level data and OS level data.

Loved the article @Conlin; keep it up.