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I picked a Dell XPS for development and it runs linux amazingly well. Only bit that doesn't work out of the box is the fingerprint scanner but there are unoffic
by baroffoos 8y ago
I picked a Dell XPS for development and it runs linux amazingly well. Only bit that doesn't work out of the box is the fingerprint scanner but there are unofficial drivers for it.
With web development its so trivial to do everything you need on linux and almost all of the time its easier to set up on linux or mac than on windows.
- themodelplumber 8y agoAgreed, using an XPS here too. I remember when I started looking for webdev tools back when I moved to Linux as a daily driver. I was bummed that there weren't any really nice FTP clients. Turns out my file manager was a step ahead of me with ssh:// and various other niceties. It was all built in.
- dragosmocrii 8y agoBeen using FileZilla forever. Very convenient if you manage lots of sites
- themodelplumber 8y agoI used to use it, too. Does it still store all your server login credentials in plain text?
- dragosmocrii 8y agoLol, thanks for pointing that out as I was not aware of it. Looks like now FileZilla has support for a master password that's used to encrypt stored passwords.
- themodelplumber 8y agoCool. Encryption is better than base64 for these things :-)
- JetSpiegel 8y agoWhy not use Full Disk Encryption straight away?
- sk5t 8y agoI give anyone who asks a "hard no" on FileZilla, certainly not least because it came (maybe still does come) packaged with crapware/malware depending on your chosen author-sanctioned download location. Panic Transmit on MacOS, or just use openssh.
- baroffoos 8y agoWasn't that sourceforge adding crapware to the installers of a bunch of projects hosted on it?
- jniedrauer 8y agoI program on an XPS 13 and an XPS 15, both running Fedora. No complains, love them both.
- bluedino 8y agoSomething about 'unofficial drivers' for a security device like a fingerprint reader just doesn't sit right with em