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Why? The tax is that using Windows means you have to use a VM, not that VMs are less performant on Windows
by ubercow13 8y ago
Why? The tax is that using Windows means you have to use a VM, not that VMs are less performant on Windows
- robocat 8y agoWell, I use an Ubuntu host on a Dell XPS (since it just works without extra configuration). But I also use an Ubuntu guest VM for development so that I can shove the guest onto a different machine easily (yeah, I know I should use continuous integration, but I haven't yet). Using a VM definitely has a big performance cost... Even though I value the benefits I accept the costs.
- ubercow13 8y agoYou might be able to use containers on Linux to achieve the same thing without the performance cost
- robocat 8y agoVery likely. But I know that in X years time I can move a copy of my development VM to run as a guest on any OS I might happen to use. I haven't yet spent any time learning how to use containers, or what their compromises are, so for the moment I am still ignorant of that solution.