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I get that this is a troll comment, and I shouldn't feed it... but seriously, what tools does macos have that linux doesn't? (I type this on a macbook pro) I ha

by hatsix 9y ago

I get that this is a troll comment, and I shouldn't feed it... but seriously, what tools does macos have that linux doesn't? (I type this on a macbook pro) I have to add a ton of things to OS X in order to get it to behave in a sane manner... utilities to manage windows, utilities to re-enable the volume keys when I connect to an external display, utilities to enable alt-tab-like behavior, a utility to take screenshots that have sortable timestamps -- so the latest screenshot is always at the top, homebrew, which lets me install software, GCC... the list goes on... that's not even development-specific utilities. All of the development-specific tools are cross-platform. I have yet to use a tool that isn't available on Linux, and our entire development staff are running OSX full-time.

BozeWolf 9y ago
Just open an ask hn for it;-) I will vote it up!
aaronbasssett 9y ago
Sketch, Keynote, Paw I'm a developer, but I also talk at community groups and conferences. I know there are alternatives (Inkscape, Impress, Postman) but they're all missing one or more features I use frequently, or are just not as polished. That being said I'll probably make the change to Linux for my many development machine at some point and keep an Air or something lightweight as a conference/presentation machine.
- yupyup 9y ago
  Please don't take this the wrong way but the most important thing in a presentation should not be the graphical aspect of the slides, it should be the content, specifically how you can communicate with the audience with what you're saying verbally. I have seen awesome talks and it didn't matter if the slides were not pretty.
  - cagataygurturk 9y ago
    I recommend you to take a presentation training from domain experts (mainly physchologists) and you'll understand how wrong you are.
    - brianwawok 9y ago
      Experts that think ever meeting needs a PowerPoint? No thanks. A Google doc outline and some demo is enough for most dev presos.
      - cagataygurturk 9y ago
        Well, like you know how to tell your problem to computers, those experts know how to tell your problem to human beings. And higher you are in your career, more you have to speak non-tech people that pays your salary and needs to be convinced about your next idea.
        brianwawok 9y ago
        That assumes one's goal is to go into soul sucking middle management at a large tech company. For many of us, that is not our goal.
        khazhou 9y ago
        Yes but effective communication is NOT about visuals or font choice. An idea presented clearly and concisely is key.
  - xaedes 9y ago
    Visual presentation plays a big role in a .. well.. _presentation_.
- hatsix 9y ago
  Yeah, I can see how those three are more polished. I guess I just don't use them... I was blissfully unaware of them, as the alternatives are good enough...
minusf 9y ago
perhaps it's the same set of tools but up to date. compare the versions from your brew list with the packages in your vagrant box for the most popular Linux distributions.. i always find it funny that on BSD's i use latest versions of software developed on Linux, while on Linux (Ubuntu, mint, Debian, centos) they are years behind.
zeroxfe 9y ago
Big ones for me are Google Drive and Evernote.
ceejayoz 9y ago
> what tools does macos have that linux doesn't? I'd personally strongly miss Tower (for Git), Transmit (SFTP/AWS S3), Sequel Pro, Postico, and the iOS Simulator.

by hatsix 9y ago

BozeWolf 9y ago

Just open an ask hn for it;-) I will vote it up!

aaronbasssett 9y ago

Sketch, Keynote, Paw I'm a developer, but I also talk at community groups and conferences. I know there are alternatives (Inkscape, Impress, Postman) but they're all missing one or more features I use frequently, or are just not as polished. That being said I'll probably make the change to Linux for my many development machine at some point and keep an Air or something lightweight as a conference/presentation machine.

yupyup 9y ago
Please don't take this the wrong way but the most important thing in a presentation should not be the graphical aspect of the slides, it should be the content, specifically how you can communicate with the audience with what you're saying verbally. I have seen awesome talks and it didn't matter if the slides were not pretty.
- cagataygurturk 9y ago
  I recommend you to take a presentation training from domain experts (mainly physchologists) and you'll understand how wrong you are.
  - brianwawok 9y ago
    Experts that think ever meeting needs a PowerPoint? No thanks. A Google doc outline and some demo is enough for most dev presos.
    - cagataygurturk 9y ago
      Well, like you know how to tell your problem to computers, those experts know how to tell your problem to human beings. And higher you are in your career, more you have to speak non-tech people that pays your salary and needs to be convinced about your next idea.
      - brianwawok 9y ago
        That assumes one's goal is to go into soul sucking middle management at a large tech company. For many of us, that is not our goal.
      - khazhou 9y ago
        Yes but effective communication is NOT about visuals or font choice. An idea presented clearly and concisely is key.
- xaedes 9y ago
  Visual presentation plays a big role in a .. well.. _presentation_.
hatsix 9y ago
Yeah, I can see how those three are more polished. I guess I just don't use them... I was blissfully unaware of them, as the alternatives are good enough...

minusf 9y ago

perhaps it's the same set of tools but up to date. compare the versions from your brew list with the packages in your vagrant box for the most popular Linux distributions.. i always find it funny that on BSD's i use latest versions of software developed on Linux, while on Linux (Ubuntu, mint, Debian, centos) they are years behind.

zeroxfe 9y ago

Big ones for me are Google Drive and Evernote.

ceejayoz 9y ago

> what tools does macos have that linux doesn't? I'd personally strongly miss Tower (for Git), Transmit (SFTP/AWS S3), Sequel Pro, Postico, and the iOS Simulator.