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For many reasons. The remote server is in a data center, supposedly better maintained than your PC, it has backups, RAIDx all the stuff. If you automate some ta
by gbog 10y ago
For many reasons. The remote server is in a data center, supposedly better maintained than your PC, it has backups, RAIDx all the stuff. If you automate some tasks, or run long-lasting scripts, it is much more reliable. Also, keeping it in the terminal forces you to use the right tools, e.g. vim/emacs instead of the good old Dreamweaver...
- dasmoth 10y agoJust because I'm working on my PC doesn't mean my changes aren't pushed elsewhere frequently (admittedly the "trunk based development" crowd seem determined to make this less flexible than it ought to be...) I'm personally an emacs user for most purposes, but I'm not going to claim it's the right tool for everyone, all the time.
- wtbob 10y ago> Also, keeping it in the terminal forces you to use the right tools, e.g. vim/emacs instead of the good old Dreamweaver... I run emacs locally. In X. That way I can browse the web, view PDFs & images, play Tetris in colour &c. I wonder how advanced the nethack mode is these days …