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Unless there's really a huge difference in productivity between each other, I don't think think it's worth paying tens or even hundreds of dollars for each and
by nextparadigms 15y ago
Unless there's really a huge difference in productivity between each other, I don't think think it's worth paying tens or even hundreds of dollars for each and every license when you're using taxpayer money.
It's probably why they've chosen Linux over Windows, and I assume the security/lack of viruses has something to do with it, too. Buying Macs for the Government because they're pretty would make even less sense.
- melling 15y agoThe cost difference should only be less than the productivity gain, right? Developers get paid well, so the $1/day that IntelliJ costs, for example, can easily be justified. Where the cut-off is, we could debate. However, I like to lavish myself with the best tools. Sometimes, they're free (e.g. emacs), sometimes they cost money. You're most precious asset is time, not money.