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Because most people using linux on the desktop (thus the development target) value functionality over aesthetics. Do I like it when things are pretty? Sure. D
by deadbunny 10y ago
Because most people using linux on the desktop (thus the development target) value functionality over aesthetics.
Do I like it when things are pretty? Sure.
Do I need them to be pretty to get shit done? No
- coldtea 10y ago>value functionality over aesthetics. Not much in that department, either. Nothing that beats the proprietary software staples, especially for creatives, that I happen to use: no Cubase, Pro Tools, Photoshop, Premiere, etc. Lots of apps ranging from "close but no cigar" to "why even try?".
- marrs 10y agoIf you're a developer, almost all the killer apps support Linux first. But you're right that this is the deal breaker
- pjmlp 10y agoI am a developer and most of my killer tools have their place on macOS and Windows.
- Daishiman 10y agoCompiling or getting the latest version of any kind of CLI dev tools on either platforms is considerably more difficult than Linux.
- pjmlp 10y agoNot all developers care about UNIX CLI tools. I care about CLI tools developed for macOS and Windows in mind, that take advantage of the respective OS APIs.
- santaclaus 10y agoLLVM and vim work amazingly well on OS X.
- btym 10y agoConsidering vim has no required dependencies, I would be very concerned if it didn't work on OS X.
- pjmlp 10y ago> Because most people using linux on the desktop (thus the development target) value functionality over aesthetics. I know that is what drove me away. Most just want a window manager for xterms. Designers get bashed because they don't know what people want. Performance on GUIs gets bashed, because what matters is doing xterms over remote X connections.